Europe Advisory Board

Cynthia has been active in the energy sector for more than 35 years and following her successful career as a senior executive in the power, oil and gas, and battery storage/electric vehicle charging space, now has a portfolio of board of director roles. These include a financial exchange (ICE Futures Europe), a UK competition regulator (UK Competition and Markets Authority), a chemicals company (Synthomer), and an industrial technology company (Hurco).

ICE Futures Europe, a subsidiary of ICE (a NYSE-listed Fortune 500 company), is a UK based exchange that hosts futures and options contracts for crude and refined oil, interest rates, equity derivatives, natural gas, power, coal, emissions, and soft commodities.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority is an independent non-ministerial department of the UK government who works to promote competition for the benefit of consumers, both within and outside the UK.

Synthomer, a FTSE-250 London Stock Exchange listed company, is one of the world’s foremost suppliers of aqueous polymers and has leadership positions in many markets. Its polymers serve customers in key industries such as coatings, construction, textiles, paper and synthetic latex gloves.

Hurco, Nasdaq-listed, is an industrial technology company that designs and produces interactive computer controls, software and computerized machine tools for the worldwide metal cutting and metal forming industry.

Pernille is a Ph.D. economist with 25 years of international private and public-sector experience in energy, climate change, and sustainable development. Her energy-related work includes biomass, carbon capture and storage, wind energy and other renewables.

Pernille is a Research Fellow at Imperial College London’s Business School where she researches how to channel greater investments into nature and climate change. She is also a senior consultant to S&P Global, where she undertakes green bond/finance second party assessments. In 2017, Pernille founded Blue Maia, an advisory firm, to advise clients on the growing market for green finance and nature-based solutions.

Victoria is responsible for ensuring Encyclis value as a baseload energy supplier and essential public health service is understood is a priority within her role. This includes strategic engagement across UK & European governments and partnership working across the sector to deliver a wider comprehension of the waste sector’s contribution to the circular economy and Encyclis’ place within it. Victoria is also an executive board member of Ambiente 2000 an energy from waste treatment and disposal company based in Trezzo, Milan, Italy.

Her previous role was with The Peel Group, as Director of Corporate Affairs covering the energy, real estate and built environment sectors in the UK. Her early career was with Amberley Group PLC in specialty chemicals and Nissho Iwai Europe Plc trading marine aviation and electronics investments.

In addition to being a European Board Advisory Member for The Hawthorn Club she is also Vice Chair of The Community Forest Trust: the national charity for trees in communities, working in partnership with DEFRA & The Woodland Trust.

Trude is the Chief Technology Officer for Hydro and was previously the CEO of Gassnova.

Tania worked with Siemens from 1997 until 2015 where, after joining the company as a commercial bid and project manager, she progressed to hold a number of Finance Director roles in Siemens Postal Automation, Siemens Healthcare and Siemens Energy. Between 2011 and 2015 Tania was the Group Finance Director of Siemens Energy in the UK and the Controller for Siemens Energy Region North West Europe (a 4 billion EUR business).

Since leaving Siemens, together with working as a consultant for her previous employer, Tania has built a portfolio of Non-Executive Director roles including Thrive Renewables plc (a renewable energy developer and operator), Energy System Catapult (which seeks to drive innovation across the energy system), Sureserve Group (a gas and renewable technology energy services group), the UK Infrastructure Bank (facilitating private finance alongside public investment to help tackle climate change and economic growth), and the Private Infrastructure Development Group (a multi-donor organisation fostering infrastructure investment in developing countries).

Since 2003 Tania has also been active as a Board Member of ViaNinos Germany and UK, a charity that supports projects helping street and working children in Ecuador.

Trude is the Chief Technology Officer for Norsk Hydro and was previously the CEO of Gassnova. She has 30 years business experience, with key areas within energy, environment and climate issues. She has had several years of management experience including corporate and line management, R&D management, as well as business development and oil/gas field development.

Sundset has experience from Boards of organisations including commercial businesses, experience from international collaboration and has built a broad network in various international organisations. Among these, Sundset was Member of Advisory Council in ZEP (European Union’s platform for Zero Emissions Fossil Fuel Power Plants united to support CO2 Capture and Storage. She also served as Chairman of Technical Group of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (2005-2008) on behalf of Norway. In addition, she was Member of Executive Committee of IEA GHG R&D (International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas Research& Development).

For more than 15 years she was Chairman of the Board of the foundation FIRST Scandinavia. Being part of building this organisation from the start, now a sound organisation as the key player in Norway on developing and running science programs for young people. Sundset holds a Master of Technology, Physical Chemistry, from Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim.

Mallika is Shell’s Chief Economist. She advises on macroeconomic issue, economic trends, and related policy matters to shape Shell’s log-term scenario outlooks. She leads strategic engagements on energy transitions with national and city governments across the world, notably a multi-year collaboration with the Chinese government. Mallika also advises on Shell’s strategic policy and advocacy approach to support the company’s energy transition strategy. She sits on a range of external advisory boards.

Prior to joining Shell, she was Deputy Director at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs responsible for evidence and analysis across the environment, food, and green economy portfolio. She has held senior positions across the UK Government, including at the Cabinet Office as Head of Policy Analysis for the 2009 G20 London Summit. Before that, Mallika worked in senior economics and policy roles int eh USA.

Mallika holds a PhD and M.S. degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, and a BA from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University.