Scott Beaty

HR VP

Scott Beaty currently serves as the HRVP for Shell’s Exploration and Production activities in The Americas. In this role he is responsible for all EP HR support including Attraction and Recruitment, Policy, Talent management, Learning and HR support to the businesses of EPW. He dual-hats as the Regional Learning Leader for EP in The Americas. In that role he oversees all technical professional training. Prior to this he was the Global Head of the Learning Services Practice in Shell Learning, and in that position had oversight of non-technical learning activities in Shell offices in Melbourne, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, The Hague, London and Houston. The Learning Services practice provided both the physical infrastructure(Learning Centers) and the electronic infrastructure for non technical training and development programs. He managed the project to develop the Shell Open University into a group-wide one-stop shop for learning and migrated 19 different Learning Management systems onto this single platform. He also managed the teams that provide functional learning to the Finance communities and IT communities. Prior to assuming this role he was the Head of the Houston group of the Shell’s Group Leadership and Performance Operations(LEAP). As the leader of the Americas LEAP activity, he was responsible for business challenge learning for Shell organizations in Canada, The United States and Central and South America. LEAP programs blended improved business performance with leadership, change management and new ways of working. He has worked with all aspects of the energy value chain to include refining operations, off-shore exploration and production and chemicals. He developed ebusiness strategy programs for Royal/Dutch Shell that were effectively used in businesses in Australia, Brazil and with Shell global entities. Other roles in Shell have included the Director of Knowledge Management for Learning and Transformation services in Shell Oil Company and implementing successful practice sharing communities of practice and virtual teams in the US.

Scott is a West Point graduate who served in a variety of assignments in the US Army to include Germany, Hawaii, Korea and in Desert Storm during the Gulf War. He retired from his first career as a Colonel.