Karrie is Shell’s first ‘out’ LGBTQ+ Senior Executive. She has been the Senior executive sponsor of Proud @ Shell and SEAShell, the US LGBT+ Network. As a sponsor, she has enabled the development of a multi-year strategy for the UK Employee Network. Karrie has spoken and engaged internal audiences at all levels, both on her experience in the closet whilst with her previous employer and on her decision to live a full, open, and visibly out career joining Shell in 2012. In the past two years, she has spoken on Shell’s global ICOD webcast, including talking about her decisions to be a visibly out leader, provided two keynotes for the DEI initiative for the international legal function, and found an opportunity to talk about the LGBTQ+ community in every leadership engagement. In addition, Karrie regularly has keynote speaking engagements at major shipping conferences and uses each opportunity to speak about DEI – including LGBTQ+ inclusion.
