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Phil Holland joined Shell Global Solutions in June 2004 as Vice President: Projects. His current project portfolio embraces the Shell Group's oil refining/chemical processing and Gas/LNG/GTL facilities globally.
Prior to joining Shell, Phil's entire career had been spent on the contracting side of the engineering and construction industries. His international project experience spans Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, covering both upstream and downstream oil/gas and petrochemical facilities, mining and mineral resource processing, both onshore and offshore, and most recently, the UK rail industry.
He graduated with a BSc. in Civil Engineering in 1976, and gained initial design office/site experience in the UK before taking his first overseas work assignment in Saudi Arabia with the Fluor Corporation.
In 1980, Phil joined the Bechtel Corporation, where he enjoyed a career spanning more than 20 years. He initially worked in the Project Controls (Planning/Cost Engineering/Estimating) Department, with international work assignments in Indonesia and Abu Dhabi.
He gained an MSc in Engineering and Construction Management at Cranfield University School of Management in 1988. Upon graduation, he moved into project management roles with Bechtel, initially on assignment in Qatar and then the UK.
In 1993, he took up the position of Executive Director Operations, based in Lagos, Nigeria, for a Bechtel Joint Venture Company (NETCO). After leaving Nigeria in 1995, he continued in project management roles in India and Kazakhstan, before moving to Australia as an Associate and Projects Director of Hatch Associates of Toronto.
In 2003, Phil returned to the UK to rejoin Bechtel, working on the High Speed Rail Channel Tunnel Rail Link. | 