Kate Platonova — CEO

As the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Downstream, Trading & Renewable Energy Solutions, I am responsible for driving digital technology that delivers business value at speed. Our business spans 160 markets, supporting 1 million business customers, and serves 32M people at over 46,000 branded retail sites every day. I’m also a member of the IT Executive team at Shell that sets the broader strategy and delivery approach for the organisation. In additional to my CIO responsibilities I in the process of setting up and running Generative AI governance across Shell. I believe that the in a world shaped by two major forces – the energy transition and digitalisation – it’s imperative that we bring efficiency to everything we do, through both technological improvements and by nurturing a commercial and innovative mindset within the organisation. Before Shell, I was the Group Chief Data and Analytics Officer at HSBC, and was responsible for the effective use of data and technology, enabling the business to understand, anticipate and meet the needs of our customers. I led the Data and Analytics Office (DAO) since its inception, transforming HSBC into a truly data-driven organisation. I was on the board of HSBC UK and HSBC Latin America as a non-executive director. I was also a member of the Technology Advisory Board of Quantexa, a strategic partner to HSBC in the data and analytics space. Prior to this I held several multidisciplinary technology leadership roles in financial services, working at Morgan Stanley, Barclays and JP Morgan Chase. I hold an MBA degree with a concentration in Finance, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Franklin University (Columbus, Ohio, USA). Views are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of Shell.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech leader with expertise in data architecture and digital strategy.

Location: London, United Kingdom

Experience: 26 yrs