RUTH CAIRNIE FEI
RUTH CAIRNIE FEI
Chair of POWERful Women
“ All companies need to be considering their role in addressing climate change and transitioning to a sustainable future ”
Alongside Chair of the POWERful Women initiative , Ruth Cairnie is Supporting Chair at Chapter Zero ; Chair of Babcock International Group ; and the SID at Associated British Foods where she chairs the Remuneration Committee . She was previously on the boards of Rolls-Royce Holdings , Keller Group and ContourGlobal . Ruth is also a Patron of the Women in Defence Charter and a trustee of Windsor Leadership .
She was formerly Executive Vice President Strategy & Planning at Royal Dutch Shell , holding a number of senior international roles , including managing the
Global Commercial Fuels business . During her executive career , Ruth was mainly based in London but also lived in Stockholm , Hamburg , Singapore and the Hague .
Commenting on the POWERful Women ’ s Annual State of the Nation report , she said : “ This year ’ s figures show that we are ignoring a vast pool of female talent – only 18 out of 80 companies have any female executive directors , for example . That doesn ’ t bode well for success in the urgent race to Net Zero . We need to deliver diversity much faster if our sector and our economy are going to be fit for the future .” energydigital . com 117