Faisal Malik

Enterprise leadership role driving governance, performance, and leadership capabilities across Shells global JV portfolio, linking
risk management to performance improvement.
• Business Opportunity Manager for Shells enterprise-wide Risk Management transformation, strengthening controls
and decision effectiveness at scale.
• Trusted advisor to executive leadership and JV partners on JV governance, shareholder alignment, and performance
improvement in complex multi-party environment.
• Led capability strategy for JV leaders and secondees, strengthening leadership readiness and knowledge transfer.

Finance leader for Shells global Conventional Oil & Gas portfolio across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North Africa.
• Led restructuring of Norway gas commercial terms, eliminating earnings volatility and improving bottom-line
performance by approximately $100M.
• Led financial and shareholder review of a major Shell JV (Kashagan; ~400kbpd production) involving seven partners.
• Reviewed and supported changes to shareholder agreements for strategic ventures in Asia.
• Contributed as finance lead to a confidential M&A transaction, supporting valuation, due diligence, and deal execution.
• Led and coordinated a multi-partner, cross-functional finance team across global assets.

• CFO of a complex offshore and onshore gas production JV, overseeing finance for a nationally critical asset supplying
more than 50% of Tunisias gas demand.
• Primary finance interface with Shareholders (Shell and ETAP), the Board and local regulators delivering strategic advice
on financial performance, governance, compliance and risk management.
• Member of Tender Board, strengthening pre- and post-award controls and reducing contracting cycle time by 20%
• Led financial strategy and cost transformation and performance improvement, delivering 15% year-on-year cost
reduction while strengthening controls and financial discipline.
• Embedded finance within capital project delivery, improving transparency and identifying $25M+ in lifecycle cost
savings.
• Oversaw $140M annual spend and led, coached, and developed a 35+ member finance organization.
• Strengthened governance, controls, and risk management across core finance and contracting process.

Deputy CFO for a multi-partner gas condensate JV producing - 400kboe/d with ~$5B annual turnover and ~$1.5B cost base.
• Supported capital allocation and performance optimisation across a $5B multi-partner portfolio.
• Accountable for all finance functions including JV accounting, treasury, planning, economics, audit, compliance, and
SAP finance.
• Led resolution of complex shareholder and regulatory legacy issues, strengthening trust and unlocking significant
financial value.
• Implemented Anaplan, replacing a decade-old manual budgeting process and improving forecast accuracy and cycle
time.
• Led implementation of SAP JVA, automating JV accounting and meeting long-standing regulatory and authority
requirements.
• Primary finance interface with shareholders, regulators, and government authorities under the PSA framework
• Led, coached, and developed an 81-member multinational finance organization.

Developed
analytical tools for Shells +$100B Lifecycle spend projects portfolio to identify opportunities for bringing efficiencies
and >10% savings on lifecycle costs. Designed management
reporting suite reducing the reporting time by 7 days (35%) for senior stakeholders. Served as
IFRS subject matter expert during implementation across Gas & Power. In addition, streamlined budgeting process to
cut cycle time by 50%.

• Senior finance role in a large downstream business with extensive retail, lubricants, supply and terminal operations,
supporting performance through financial planning, margin analysis and cost control, alongside statutory reporting of
a listed company.

• Led audits across multiple sectors, strengthening client controls, compliance, and financial reporting quality.