Board of Directors
An experienced Board consisting of 11 Directors is in place to represent the interests of the shareholders. This includes four Independent Directors.
Min Yih Tan CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD (Singaporean) – He is the Chairman of the Board of Shell Pilipinas Corporation since 01 January 2020.
Min Yih is likewise the Senior Vice President - Global Mobility Network and oversees the life cycle management of all Shell Mobility assets across the world. He is a key member of the Global Retail Leadership Team and leads its Global Network Leadership Team. He has held the following positions in the Shell Group: General Manager, Retail Network Development; General Manager, Global Retail & Commercial Strategy; General Manager, Commercial Fuels (East); and General Manager, Lubricants (S. E. Asia). Prior to joining Shell, Min Yih worked in ExxonMobil where he held a series of commercial, operational and staff leadership roles in downstream businesses spanning Retail, Marine, Lubricants, Commercial Vehicles & Cards and Technology, including a stint based in Fairfax, Virginia as Global Planning Advisor. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA.
Lorelie Q. Osial PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Filipino) was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation on 1 December 2021, the first woman to lead the corporation since its incorporation. She is a pioneering Filipina leader in the energy sector, directing Shell Pilipinas’ strategic vision and leading innovation and sustainability efforts in a dynamic and challenging industry.
With Shell Pilipinas celebrating its 111 years in the Philippines in 2025, she is determined to continue the company’s commitment to power progress together by working with each other, our customers, and our partners to provide the energy products needed by the country to power lives and businesses and grow the company’s businesses - purposefully and profitably.
Concurrently, she is the Vice President for Global Finance Operations-Expenditure where she manages five major processes covering Shell businesses in more than 50 countries and supports 80,000 employees globally. She was previously Finance Director for Shell Philippines Exploration B.V., the operator of Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project. Before coming back to the Philippines in 2016, Lorelie was the Finance Manager-Projects for Basrah Gas Company (BGC) in Iraq, the world’s largest flare reduction project and one of the toughest external environments within the Shell portfolio.
Her leadership is instrumental in upholding the company’s commitment to environmental responsibility and community engagement. She champions diversity, equity, and inclusion – gender and persons with different abilities and a country approach to healthy mental well-being.
Moreover, she is the President of Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc., the social arm of Shell companies in the Philippines, which has uplifted more than 16 million beneficiaries nationwide through its various programs in Nutrition & Food Security, Health & Safety, Education, Energy, Livelihood, and Environment.
Lorelie has a degree in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Silliman University (Cum Laude) and is a Certified Public Accountant in the Philippines. She also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Australia.
Lydia B. Echauz INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR (Filipino) is an Independent Director of the Corporation since 16 May 2017.
Dr. Echauz currently holds directorships in publicly listed companies Manila Electric Company or Meralco and D&L Industries, Inc.; as well as PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund, Tahanan Mutual Building and Loan Association, Inc. (a subsidiary of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund), Philstar Group, Riverside College Inc., NBS College, Inc. and Fern Realty Corp. Dr. Echauz is also Trustee of the Henry Sy Foundation, Inc., SM Foundation, Inc., Felicidad T. Sy Foundation, Inc., Museo del Galeon, Inc. and Akademyang Filipino Association, Inc. She was 10-year President of Far Eastern University (PLC), FEU Silang, FEU Diliman, and FEU East Asia College. She served as Director of Development Bank of the Philippines from 2013 to 2016. She was 16-year Dean of the Graduate School of Business, De La Salle University, Associate Director of the Ateneo de Manila Graduate School of Business and faculty member of the University of the East College of Business Administration. She earned her AB Major in Economics and Mathematics from St. Theresa's College, MBA from Ateneo de Manila University and DBA from De La Salle University. From 2017 to 2019, she attended seminars on corporate governance.
Edgar O. Chua INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR (Filipino) - is currently an independent director of Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, First Gen Corp, PHINMA Corp., Philcement and JGSummit Olefins Corp. He was an independent director at Integrated Microelectronics Inc (IMI) and Energy Development Corporation (EDC). He is also in the advisory boards of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation and Coca Cola Bottlers Corp. He is the CEO of Amber Kinetics. Mr. Chua is the Chairman of the Makati Business Club, University of St. La Salle Bacolod, Business for Sustainable Development and the Philippine Eagle Foundation. He is also President of De La Salle Philippines and a trustee of various civic and business organizations.
As Country Chairman of the Shell Companies in the Philippines from 2003 to 2016, Mr. Chua was responsible for the exploration, manufacturing, and marketing sectors of the petroleum business, and oversaw the chemicals businesses and shared services. Outside the Philippines, he held senior positions as Transport Analyst in Group Planning in the UK and General Manager of the Shell Company of Cambodia. From July 1999 to 2016, he also served in various regional roles in Shell Oil Products East, including as GM for Consumer Lubricants for Asia Pacific, covering all countries East of the Suez Canal and as Global Marketing Manager of B2B Fuels.
He is a recipient of numerous local and international recognitions such as CEO EXCEL for Excellence in Communication in Organisations (2005); Asia People of the Year (2013); MAP’s Management Man of the Year (2013); CEO of the Year in the Asia Pacific SABRE (Superior Achievement in Branding Reputation and Engagement) Awards in China (2014); Lifetime Achievement Award by the Golden Wheel Awards Foundation (2015); and Global Filipino Executive of the Year by Asia CEO (2016). Mr. Chua earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from De La Salle University (1978) and attended various international seminars and courses, including the senior management course in INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He was also conferred Doctor of Humanities Honoris Causa by De La Salle Araneta University in 2018.
Fernando Zobel de Ayala INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR (Filipino) – is an Independent Director of the Corporation.
He is a former President and Chief Operating Officer of Ayala Corporation, one of the Philippines' largest conglomerates involved in real estate, financial services, telecommunications, water, electronics, automotive, power, transport, education, and healthcare. He is Board Chairman of Ayala Land and Manila Water Company and sits on the board of various companies in the Ayala group, including the Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom, and the Ayala Foundation.
Mr. Zobel de Ayala is a member of the INSEAD East Asia Council, and the World Presidents' Organization. He is a board member of Habitat for Humanity International and chairs the steering committee of its Asia Pacific Capital Campaign. He also serves on the board of the Asia Society and is a member of the Asia Philanthropy Circle.
In the Philippines, he is a board member of the following companies: Philippine National Museum; Caritas Manila; Shell Pilipinas Corporation; and Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc.. Mr. Zobel de Ayala holds a liberal arts degree from Harvard College and a CIM from INSEAD, France.
Nina D. Aguas, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Filipino) – elected as Non-Executive Director of the Corporation on 10 August 2021.
Nina is currently the Executive Chairperson of The Insular Life Assurance Company (InLife), and Insular Health Care, Inc., and Chairperson and President of the Insular Foundation, Inc. She also sits on the Board of the Insurance Institute for Asia and the Pacific (IIAP).
She holds directorships in two other Publicly Listed Companies: Union Bank of the Philippines, and Monde Nissin Corporation. She has served as Chairperson of the Board of Bank of Florida from 2019 to 2021.
She was a member of two international organizations: Advisory Council for Gender and Development of the World Bank Group; Advisory Board of Ascort Asia Group – Indonesia.
Prior to InLife, she was a Director, President and CEO of the Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM); a former Managing Director and Head of Private Bank - Asia Pacific, former Managing Director and Retail Banking Head - Asia Pacific of the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Banking Group, Ltd. (ANZ Group).
She received the Citibank’s Distinguished Alumni for Leadership and Ingenuity in 2021, Forbes Magazines’ 25 Asia Power Businesswomen, and Business Insider’s 100 People Transforming Business in Asia, in 2019, and the Filipina Women Network (FWN) 100 Most Influential Filipina Women Leaders in the World™ in 2013.
Nina obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce, major in Accounting, from the University of Santo Tomas, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Luis C. la Ó NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Filipino) – is a Non-Executive Director of the Corporation since 03 May 2018.
He is the Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of The Insular Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Before he became the Chairman of Insular Life, he first joined as a Non-Executive Trustee on 22 January 2015. He was a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of MAPFRE INSULAR Insurance Corporation. He previously occupied the following roles: Regional Vice President for Asia of the MAPFRE Group- Spain, President of Provident Insurance Corporation of the Soriano Group and Senior Vice President of Universal Reinsurance Corporation of the Ayala Group. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Management at Ateneo de Manila University. He completed his Master’s degree in Business Management from De La Salle University. He also finished a course on General Insurance from the College of Insurance, Chartered Institute of London, United Kingdom. In 2016, he attended a seminar on corporate governance.
Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR (Filipino) – is an Independent Director of the Corporation since 11 May 2021.
He was a career central banker for over four decades. He served as the Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and Chairman of the Monetary Board for two consecutive terms (July 2005 - July 2017). He held other government positions, such as Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Council, the Financial Stability Coordination Council and the Philippine International Convention Center. Prior to joining the Central Bank in 1974, he worked at the Management Services Division of SGV and Co. in 1973 -1974.
Currently, he is the Vice Chairman of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., and Independent Director of Belle Corporation, Converge ICT Solutions, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, CIBI Information, Inc. and The Manila Hotel. He is a Trustee of the St. Luke’s Medical Center, Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc., and Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity. He also sits on the international advisory board of the Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo, Japan and the Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is the recipient of many awards, among which are the Order of Lakandula with the rank of Bayani conferred by the President of the Philippines in 2009 and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star given by the Emperor of Japan in 2019. He also received multiple recognition from a number of international organizations as one of the best central bank governors and was chosen as MAP Management Man of the Year in 2015.
He graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University with an AB Economics degree and obtained his Master’s in Public Policy and Administration (Development Economics) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. He attended various training programs at different institutions including the Harvard Business School and the New York Institute of Finance.
Reynaldo P. Abilo EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Filipino) – has been appointed Director of the Corporation since 01 January 2021. He is likewise the Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer of the Corporation. He is also a director on the boards of other Shell-affiliated companies. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Corporate Assurance Manager that established the assurance and internal audit function of the company. Mr. Abilo joined Shell in 2009 as the Retail Economics Manager in the Philippines where he distinguished himself by winning the 2012 Global CFO award for site profitability analysis and 2013 Downstream Director Award for Dealer Operated platform strategy. From 2012 to 2016, he was the Global Planning & Appraisal Manager for Marine Lubricants as well as Project & Economics Lead for Downstream Global Commercial (“GC”) based in Singapore where he successfully managed the various planning, appraisal, and reporting processes for Marine and capital investments in GC. In addition, he was appointed as Special Projects Advisor supporting the Global Downstream Marketing Growth Strategy as the Finance Lead. Prior to Shell, he worked in Ernst & Young and Colgate-Palmolive for a number of years in various finance positions in supply chain, sales and marketing. He is a Certified Public Accountant with over 16 years of experience in audit, accounting, economics, strategy development, business performance management, and commercial decision support. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines (Diliman) with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accountancy. He placed 11th in the October 2004 CPA Board exams.
Michael P. Ramolete EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Filipino) - is a seasoned business leader with 29 years of experience in various global/local roles in Shell Business Operations (SBO), Retail Sales & Ops, Global Site Ops Excellence, Network Planning & Development and Strategy Implementation. He is strategic and deliberate, with strong customer focus, commercial mindset, business partnering, and passion to develop people. In his recent role as Head/GM of SBO Centre Manila, he grew the Centre by >20% to 4600 employees from 2019-23 and made it into a highly engaged Centre despite the challenges and uncertainties brought about by the pandemic. SBO Manila is a Shell Shared Services Centre supporting and partnering with more than 150 Shell companies globally in over 50 countries. He also has 25 years of solid Retail experience. As a District Manager, he led Metro Manila as the Top Sales District for 5 years and was the 1st back-to-back Global District Manager (2013/14) in the Annual Smiling Stars in Beijing and Paris. As Cluster Network Manager, he covered various markets in Asia including NMEs (India, China, Vietnam) and as Lead for Strategic Choices (Strategy), he implemented Operator Platform Change in Asia/Oceania working with many stakeholders to deliver his agenda. He also led a project to integrate global/local and cross-business initiatives into a comprehensive plan to position the PH Retail business for competitiveness and growth. As the global Peak Performance Manager, he developed & enabled the sales frontliners to deliver the Retail proposition and make them commercially focused. Mike is a strong advocate of gender balance and is the Senior Sponsor of the WIDEN network (gender balance) for Shell Companies in the Philippines. He is also active externally in the Global Business Services (GBS) industry association and served as a member of the Board of Trustees of GICC PH. He has a BS Civil Engineering degree from University of the Philippines and an MBA degree from the Ateneo de Manila University. He also took up a Shell Executive Leadership program in INSEAD.
Stuart Chaplin DIRECTOR (British) – was appointed Non-Executive Director of the Corporation and member of the Board Audit and Risk Oversight and Sustainability Committees on 10 August 2022.
He is currently the Vice President – Finance of Shell LNG Marketing & Trading and Shell Energy Asia & Australia, Global Shipping & Maritime. He is a former Chief Risk Officer of Shell Trading & Supply, and a trustee of Shell Foundation and a member of its audit and investment committees. He has also held the following positions in the Shell Group: Global Commercial Finance Manager & Director Shell Brand international; Global Head of Business Accounting & Analysis; Senior Manager, M&A and Financing; among others. He is currently a director of Cleantech Solar, a solar developer based in Singapore and operating across India & Southeast Asia, and FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine and Shell, providing safe, cost-efficient and reliable solutions in LNG bunkering and LNG distribution. Mr. Chaplin earned his MA in Economics & Management at the University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Corporate Treasurers (AMCT). He is previously the Deputy Chair of the Accountants in Business Committee of the International Federation of Accountants, and member of the Energy Oversight Committee, Global Association of Risk Professionals and CIMA Thought Leadership & Business Ethics Committee.
*An Independent Director under the ASEAN Standards shall also possess the qualifications and none of the disqualifications for an Independent Director under the Philippine Requirements provided and except that, when relevant in the application of the qualifications and disqualifications, a “substantial stockholder” shall mean a stockholder who possesses the power to direct govern, directly or indirectly the financial and operating policies of the Corporation so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
