Bill colquhoun is A highly skilled business leader with fIVE decades of experience providing elite senior management and strategy to deliver SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS major growth and turnarounds across sectors and companies of all sizes.
He brings deep and wide-ranging insight with extensive experience in the chemical and manufacturing industries and a proven skill to establish new ventures, dispose of non-core activities and design organisations in alignment with leadership’s strategic vision.
An inclusive, adaptable and emotionally intelligent leader, who brings understanding, confidence and tact in providing constructive challenge
Areas of Expertise
A wide range of national and international Governance experience within Shell including member of the Hong Kong Group of Companies leadership team and Company Director. Director and Chair of Shell Chemicals UK subsidiaries and seat on the Shell UK management team. Director of PCS joint venture with Sumitomo in Singapore.
Significant experience of developing and implementing national and international strategy: In Shell, responsible for strategy of businesses in UK, Europe and globally. Initated sustainable business model thinking in 2000. In consultancy career with IfM, supported strategic decisions with a number of clients.
Recognised leader within top 200 in Shell.. Pioneered values-based approach to business. Managed and led two major change programmes one in the UK and the other Globally. Strong levels of expertise in conflict resolution, team dynamics and leadership of change.
Strategic and tactical knowledge of finance systems and processes. In various GM roles dealt with risk in all aspects including financial (defalcation reports, internal audit). Responsible for large capital investment projects globally for Shell Chemicals. Managed the transition of internal system to SAP.
Career history of developing and managing emerging technologies. IfM work was based on leading Research from IfM and major clients. Experience of the application of various technologies was gained including but not limited to Autonomous Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Internet of Things (Sensors Robots and RFID) Oil and Gas Reservoir applications technologies, Additive Manufacturing and Regenerative Medicine and Technology Intelligence Gathering systems.
Founded the World Sustainability Collective to support the development of sustainable business models within companies. Based on the belief that business will be the catalyst for change that needs to occur to protect future generations.
Bill Colquhoun, senior partner and founder of Lomond CEO Services.
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