Rob Sherwin is an experienced senior executive providing corporate affairs counsel in support of major projects, transactions and challenging issues, with a focus on emerging markets.
Over a 25 year career, Rob has led integrated corporate affairs teams of up to 200 professionals with a focus on Europe, Middle East and African markets. He was Vice President for global corporate external communications at Shell when the energy major was Europe’s most valuable listed company. Rob has led or provided lead advisory on numerous acute and chronic reputation issues, often across multiple jurisdictions and under intense scrutiny. He has been part of the decision-making team for multiple >$1bn projects and transactions on all continents.
Rob previously served as the UK government’s Middle East Energy Adviser and then built a successful pan-MENA reputation management consultancy based in Abu Dhabi. His career began with a decade in strategy and business development roles at Shell.