West to succeed Pierce as Shell Canada president, country chair

Shell Canada has named Stastia West to succeed Susannah Pierce as Shell Canada president and country chair. 

After 4 years as president and county chair and 16 years at Shell, Pierce has elected to leave the company. In her role, Pierce has represented Shell’s integrated lines of business in Canada including upstream, integrated gas, downstream, renewable energy solutions, and Shell trading, the company said in a release Feb. 4.

West, currently vice-president Canada integrated gas, will succeed Pierce effective Mar. 3, 2025.

West, who started her career in Shell Canada, holds over 25 years of energy industry experience and has held a variety of senior roles, including in finance, commercial strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and asset management. She will continue leading Shell’s Integrated Gas business in Canada—where she is responsible for Shell Canada’s upstream business and the governance of Shell’s 40% equity interest in LNG Canada—in addition to her new role as president and country chair.