Philip Holland

Philip was appointed as Senior Independent Director of Velocys in January 2019 and subsequently appointed as Chairman in December 2019. Philip holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from Leeds University and an MSc in Engineering and Construction Project Management from Cranfield School of Management. He has extensive experience in managing large-scale oil and gas projects around the globe. In 1980, he joined Bechtel Corporation and managed major oil and gas projects in a wide range of international locations. In 2004, he joined Shell as vice president of projects, Shell Global Solutions International. In 2009, Philip became Executive Vice President of Downstream Projects in Shell’s newly formed projects and technology business, and in 2010 he was appointed as Project Director for Shell’s Kashagan phase 2 project in Kazakhstan, and subsequently the Shell/QP Al Karaana petrochemicals project. Since 2013, he has operated as an independent project management consultant. Philip joined the Board of Enquest plc in August 2015, where he chairs its Risk Committee and is a member of its Remuneration Committee.