Susannah Pierce

 

Former CEO of Shell Canada and
Founder of the Human Trafficking Prevention Network of British Columbia

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Susannah has worked for more than 20 years in the energy sector and is known for leading change within organizations as it relates to integrating value and building collaborative partnerships with private and public sector actors, customers, partners, indigenous and non-indigenous communities.   She has a strong public policy, advocacy and project development background that has advanced projects across the energy sector spectrum including renewable and non-renewable power, oil and gas production, pipelines, carbon capture and sequestration, low carbon hydrogen, nuclear, geothermal and liquified natural gas (LNG).   She has worked in the US, Canada and Europe managing global and local teams. 

Most notably, Susannah is recognized for her leadership in driving one of Canada’s most significant nation building projects, LNG Canada, the largest private sector investment in Canadian history.

 

In her most recent role as Shell Canada Limited President and Country Chair, she represented the integrated lines of business in Canada including upstream oil and gas, downstream, renewable energy solutions and Shell Trading.  Along with division leadership, she created the business case for ongoing investment across the Canadian portfolio including Shell’s most recent investment in Polaris CCS - a carbon capture sequestration project designed to capture 750,000 tonnes of CO2 per year at full build out.

 

Prior to joining Shell, Susannah held senior roles at TC Energy, based in Washington, DC and at MicroStrategy and Accenture based in New York City and Washington, DC, respectively.

 

Susannah is an active member in her professional and personal communities serving on numerous boards, councils and advisory committees.

Susannah has been recognized with a number of distinctions including the Order of British Columbia, the King Charles Coronation Medal, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year, The Ellis Island Medal of Honor and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the Fraser Valley.

She is a passionate advocate for anti-human trafficking and along with the Lieutenant Governor of BC Janet Austin, established the BC Network for the Prevention of Human Trafficking in 2024.  

 

She is the proud mother of two young adults Gabriela and Robert.