Ms. Karrie Trauth
Executive Vice President Shipping and Maritime
Shell plc

Karrie has a diverse career of over 30 years in the shipping industry. She was appointed Executive Vice
President of Shipping and Maritime in June 2025 after serving as Senior Vice President of that same
business. Since August 2021, Karrie has been responsible for Shell’s international shipping and maritime
activities, including ships, barges, drilling units, floating production facilities and related operations. Her
work spans Shell’s entire business across upstream, integrated gas, downstream and renewables, and trading
and supply. She is a leading spokesperson on safety and the environment, improving the efficiency of
shipping and maritime operations, and driving technology and innovation, including digitalisation and
decarbonisation. She is also a passionate advocate and champion of DEI and creating an integrated culture
of inclusion in Shell, and beyond.

Karrie joined Shell Shipping & Maritime in 2012, initially as a project manager, followed by GM of their
Global Technology and Innovation Group and then GM with responsibility for the Americas Region.
Karrie began her career as a Surface Warfare Officer in the US Navy, serving as one of the first group of
women assigned in combat ships. After completing her naval service, she joined Avondale Shipyard in New
Orleans as the Engineering Manager for R&D, beginning a career in ship design and construction and
ultimately had responsibility for running a shipyard, delivering for the US Navy Zumwalt class destroyers.
Karrie is Vice President of the UK Chamber of Shipping, an Excom member of OCIMF, and on the Marine
Board of the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. She is the Chair of the Blue
Sky Maritime Coalition, an Advisory Council Member of American Bureau of Shipping, and an Advisory
Board Member of Lloyds Register of Shipping. She is a former Director of the Greater Houston Port
Bureau, SIGTTO, and the UKP&I Club.

Born in the US, Karrie holds Bachelors and Masters engineering degrees from MIT, and an MBA from
Georgetown University. She is living in London with her wife Angela and can often be found hiking,
exploring, or on her road bike.