Jessica Uhl Explained

Jessica Rodgers Uhl[1] (born January 29, 1968)[2] is an American business executive. She is the president of GE Vernova, the vice chair of Mission Possible Partnership, an independent director of Goldman Sachs, and a member of the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (SIPA) Center on Global Energy Policy advisory board.[3] [4] She is a former CFO of Shell and serves as a director. She has been recognized as one of the top 50 "Most Powerful Women" by Forbes for her global leadership, and by Fortune for her business leadership.[5]

Biography

Born in 1968 in Walnut Creek, California, Uhl was the youngest of five siblings. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Political Economy from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989 and completed her MBA at INSEAD in 1997.[6] She is married and has three children.[7]

Career

Uhl started her career in 1990 as a financial analyst at Citibank in San Francisco. Six years later, she left for France to pursue an MBA, after which she joined Enron working on development and acquisition of energy infrastructure projects.[8] [9]

Uhl joined Shell in 2014,[10] later serving as CEO and CFO, in The Netherlands and in the UK. In 2016, she became the second woman to be appointed as its CFO, after Judy Boynton (2001–2004).[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] She served in the role for five years, stepping down when the company moved its headquarters to London, UK in 2021. Shell credits her as "a key architect of strategic changes, including the simplification of the company’s share structure and the relocation of the corporate HQ".

In October 2019, she was ranked 24th on Fortune list of Most Powerful International Business Women,[17] and as 35th among "The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women" in 2021 by Forbes.[18]

Nominated in March 2021,[19] Uhl became a non-executive director of Goldman Sachs the following month.[20]

In 2021, she was named to The Global OUTstanding LGBT+ Role Model lists,[21] which showcases the 50 top LGBT+ business leaders in the world. On September 9, 2021, Institutional Investor magazine recognized her as the best CFO in her sector amongst European corporations.[22]

Nominated in March, Uhl joined the board of General Electric in May 2023.[23] In March 2024, Uhl said she would not stand for re-election on the board of Goldman Sachs, in order to focus on her role as president of GE Vernova—an independent energy company that spun out of GE in April 2024.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jessica Rodgers Uhl . 2024-04-05 . Companies House.
  2. News: 'Mensen vinden het moeilijk te geloven dat ik de cfo van Shell ben' . People find it hard to believe that I am the CFO of Shell . 2021-03-24 . van Dijk . Bert . Het Financieele Dagblad . 2024-04-05 . nl.
  3. Web site: Board of Trustees . 2023-03-17 . RMI . en-US.
  4. Web site: Jessica Uhl . 2023-03-17 . Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA . en.
  5. Web site: 2021 Most Powerful Women International . Fortune.com.
  6. Web site: Jessica Uhl, Royal Dutch Shell PLC: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets . 2019-12-17 . Bloomberg.com.
  7. Web site: 2007-08-15 . A Dutch treat at Whidbey General . 2019-12-17 . Whidbey News-Times . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2016-03-16 . Jessica Uhl . 2019-12-17 . Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University . en.
  9. Web site: Jessica Uhl . 2019-12-17 . www.shell.com . en.
  10. Web site: Freeman . Simon . 2022-03-01 . Shell finance chief Jessica Uhl quits after oil major's move to London . 2023-03-17 . Evening Standard . en.
  11. News: Shell names Jessica Uhl to replace Simon Henry as finance chief. The Telegraph. 15 December 2016. 19 December 2016. Gosden. Emily.
  12. Web site: Jessica Uhl to succeed Simon Henry as Chief Financial Officer. 19 December 2016.
  13. News: Shell Replaces Finance Chief Simon Henry With Jessica Uhl. Bloomberg . 15 December 2016. 19 December 2016. www.bloomberg.com.
  14. Web site: Shell names Jessica Uhl as CFO – News for the Oil and Gas Sector. 15 December 2016. 19 December 2016.
  15. Web site: Shell appoints Jessica Uhl as CFO Simon Henry's successor – Financial Director. 15 December 2016. 19 December 2016.
  16. Web site: Jessica Uhl to replace Simon Henry as Shell CFO. 19 December 2016.
  17. Web site: Most Powerful Women International. 2020-12-02. Fortune. en.
  18. Web site: The World's Most Powerful Women . Forbes.com . 7 December 2021.
  19. Web site: Jessica Uhl nominated to the Goldman Sachs Board of Directors . 15 March 2021 . GoldmanSachs.com. 15 March 2021 .
  20. News: 2021-04-01 . Goldman promotes a flurry of female partners to executive roles . en . Reuters . 2023-03-17.
  21. Web site: 2021 Top 50 Ally Executives – INvolve OUTstanding .
  22. Web site: Best CFOs Overall . 9 September 2021 . InstitutionalInvestor.com.
  23. News: 2023-03-14 . GE Announces Two New Members for Board of Directors . en . Bloomberg.com . 2023-03-17.
  24. News: Goldman Sachs board member Jessica Uhl to depart . 2024-03-08 . Reuters . 2024-04-05.

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