Changing Roles Part of Max’s most recent role with Shell was as global leader for energy transition27 Apr 2022 19:16
Changing Roles
Part of Max’s most recent role with Shell
was as global leader for energy transition
in the exploration division, in which he
was involved in setting strategy and
looking at radical opportunities to
generate new business models at the
intersection of energy transition, digital
and subsurface. After spending much
of his time discussing the changing
roles available to geoscientists, in 2021
he saw an opportunity to join a smaller
company, Getech Group Plc (Getech),
which applies geoscience and geospatial
technologies to the energy transition, in
the role of Chief Business Development
Officer.
So, how has he found the change and
would he recommend it? “Being part of a company supporting the energy
transition is very satisfying,” he says.
“I’m concentrating on finding business
openings in the new green energy
areas, which is hugely exciting. The
opportunities are large, move fast, and
there are so many of them, which gives
me a lot of energy. And yes, from my
experience I would recommend any
geoscientist to look beyond traditional
petroleum jobs – there are plenty of
tremendous opportunities.”