Charu is a passionate chemical engineer with 20 years’ international experience. Her specific areas of expertise are: Hydroprocessing and Hydrotreating Technologies, techno-economical refinery, chemical and bio process evaluations, biochemical and biofuel R&D design and implementation. Charu worked in Shell R&D and Shell’s Technology consulting team out of Amsterdam in the Netherlands for her global Shell and 3rd party customer base. Over the years she developed a deep expertise in many bio-based technologies she evaluated on behalf of Shell to be part of Shell’s renewable strategy. She coached many junior engineers and was hydroprocessing course focal point and lecturer at the Shell Open University.

As well as her very broad technical experience, Charu understands the cultural impact of outstanding services delivery very well and she worked for customers in Europe, in America, and in the Far East.