Gail Klintworth joined Shell Foundation’s Board of Trustees as Chair in January 2019.
Gail has almost 30 years’ experience working for Unilever, where she helped establish the group as a leader in corporate, social and environmental stewardship. She previously led Unilever’s Global Savoury business, served as CEO of Unilever South Africa and worked in various senior roles in human resources, sales and marketing across Unilever’s foods, home care and personal care businesses.
Subsequently, Gail served on the executive team and emerging markets board for Old Mutual PLC where she helped build their Positive Futures Plan, encouraging inclusive growth and responsible investment. She now serves as a non-executive director and adviser to boards, leaders and entrepreneurs to drive business solutions to ‘shared prosperity.’
Gail also serves as Special Adviser: Special Economic Zones and Clusters to SYSTEMIQ, a B-Corporation that works with leaders to achieve the UN and Paris sustainability targets and incubates new business solutions to drive rapid system change.