Louise Ibbs is Digital Lead, Digitalisation Pernis at Shell, with extensive experience delivering digital transformation and technology initiatives across the energy sector. Her international career spans Shell, Neste and Baker Hughes, where she has worked across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, combining business needs, technology capabilities and operational priorities to deliver measurable value.
At Shell, Louise leads the development of Digital Twin solutions, using 3D visualisation technology to support refinery operations and generating €4 million in business value within six months. She has also delivered more than $2 million in value through a Data Insights platform and led cross-functional initiatives that achieved $22.34 million in cash preservation through IT infrastructure optimisation.
Previously at Neste, Louise transformed IT operations supporting more than 500 users across global refineries, reducing per-user costs by 42%. Her expertise spans strategic digital product development, data analytics and business intelligence, enterprise systems, IT operations, process optimisation and global digital transformation.