" Half of the world ' s population is female , if not more . If the sector doesn ' t change and adjust their ways of working to suit a woman ' s lifestyle and the different path of a woman ' s career , I think they will lose a lot of talent ."

Alisa CL Choong

SVP & CIO Shell

Choong joined the oil and gas

general manager role in IT , before

In addition to running reliable

industry over 30 years ago , and

advancing into senior management ,

and secure IT operations for

she rose from the industry , rapidly

and reaching her current role of

Shell , Choong works to establish

being promoted up the managerial

Senior Vice President and Chief

partnerships with the company ' s

ladder .

Information Officer in 2019 .

senior stakeholders , to embed

In fact , Choong has worked for

Within this role , working for one

digital into the business strategy .

a number of Fortune corporations ,

of the largest companies in the

She is also responsible for shaping

including PETRONAS , IBM , the National Bank of Australia and KPMG .

Then , just over 15 years ago , she started her career at Shell . During this time , she has risen the ranks from an IT support manager , to a

Oil & Gas Netherlands

world , Choong manages a team of over 1,000 employees , and keeps her finger firmly on the pulse of technological advancement , keeping on top of the latest disruptive technologies to shape and re-shape the industry .

the end user strategy for Shell ' s global employees and contractors , deploying robust , secure and reliable IT operations to lay the foundations for Shell ' s digital transformation .

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