Gary Taylor

CEO

Houston, Texas, United States30 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven leader in energy market risk management.
Expert in building high-performing teams.
Strong background in financial risk and commodity trading.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned energy risk management executive with extensive experience in commodity markets.

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Skills

Core Skills

Risk ManagementCommodity MarketsEnergy MarketsFinancial AnalysisFinancial StructuringTrading

Other Skills

Building and leading global middle and back office functionsDaily performance managementTransformation program for Energy Market Risk teamsMarket RiskCredit RiskOperational RiskMarketing and trading of Natural Gas, Power, and NGLsMeasuring and monitoring market riskDetermining and implementing hedging strategyCreating risk management policyWeather TradingRisk ControlsAuditing and consulting for energy companiesHedgingCommodity

About

I'm a well rounded energy executive with a structured decision making process based on a comprehensive understanding of risk and reward. I value diversity of thought in building high performing teams.

Experience

30 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs

Average Tenure

5 mos

Current Experience

Lyondellbasell

VP & Global Head of Middle and Back Office

Dec 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Houston, Texas, United States

Building and leading global middle and back office functions.

Building and leading global middle and back office functionsRisk ManagementCommodity Markets

Shell

2 roles

Global Head of Energy Market Risk

Sep 2022 – Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Responsible for daily performance as well as transformation program for all of Shell's Energy Market Risk teams with staff in Houston, London, Brisbane, Singapore, Calgary, Sao Paolo, San Diego, and Spokane.

Daily performance managementTransformation program for Energy Market Risk teamsRisk ManagementEnergy Markets

Global Head of Risk Transformation

Jan 2021 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

Bp

3 roles

NAGP/GPTA/BPEC CRO & Head of Commodity Risk

Promoted

Aug 2012 – Dec 2020 · 8 yrs 4 mos

Led the middle office for NAGP/GPTA's Power, NGL, and Structured Product trading activity. Solid line reporting to regional CFO and dotted line to IST/T&S CRO in London.
Responsible for all Market Risk, Credit Risk, and Operational Risk activities for BP Energy Company and North American Gas & Power including trading floors in Houston, Calgary, and New York City and regional marketing and asset optimization offices throughout the U.S. and Canada. Primary markets include Gas, Power, NGLs, and petrochemicals with some exposure to LNG, oil, and refined products. At peak, 35 risk professionals were direct reports
Responsible for coordinating global Operational Risk agenda (global "tag" in a matrixed organization) with BP trading organizations in London, Singapore, Chicago, Houston, and Calgary. Global Operational Risk teams include staff of 15.

Market RiskCredit RiskOperational RiskRisk ManagementCommodity Markets

Head of Market Risk

Promoted

Jun 2011 – Aug 2012 · 1 yr 2 mos

Responsible for staff of 10 covering marketing and trading of Natural Gas, Power, and NGLs in Houston, Calgary and regional U.S. offices.

Marketing and trading of Natural Gas, Power, and NGLsRisk ManagementEnergy Markets

Market Risk Manager

Feb 2010 – May 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos

Managed a staff of 6 to measure and monitor positions and market risk for NAGP's gas, power, and NGL value trading and asset optimization.

Measuring and monitoring market riskRisk ManagementFinancial Analysis

Kpmg financial risk management consulting

Director

Sep 2005 – Jan 2010 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Most of my consulting clients were energy companies, hedge funds or companies with energy commodity exposure. My engagements included assisting clients to:
determine and implement hedging strategy
create/review risk management policy
review the design and eficacy of a compliance and controls structure around trading or hedging activity
assess risk measurement and management methodologies (VaR, stress testing, liquidity measures, et al)
create/improve risk reporting.

Determining and implementing hedging strategyCreating risk management policyRisk ManagementFinancial Structuring

Koch capital markets

Controller

Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 · 1 yr

Enron

Manager

Apr 1996 – Dec 2001 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Houston, TX

Weather Trading: Trader title. Managed origination and structuring teams for Weather Trading desk. (98-01)
Risk Controls: Pioneering risk representative on the trading floor; Led beta test team for new VaR engine (96-98)

Weather TradingRisk ControlsRisk ManagementTrading