Clive Mather
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Clive Mather is the Chairman of Tearfund
. Tearfund is an evangelical Christian relief and development agency, mobilising a global network of local churches to help eradicate poverty. Through its disaster relief capacity, it is able to bring front line emergency help to those communities ravaged by war, earthquake or other calamaties. Haiti is a prime example in 2010. Through its advocacy, Tearfund highlights the impact of climate change, injustice and corruption on those least able to cope. It calls governments and global institutions to account, arguing for concerted global action and a fairer allocation of resources to meet the needs of the poor and oppressed.
He is the Chairman of Iogen
Corporation, a Canadian bio-technology company specialising in enzyme technology and based in Ottawa. Iogen is the leading producer of cellulsic ethanol.
He is Chairman of the Shell Pensions Trust Ltd, one of the few major defined benefit pension funds in the UK still open to members. The Trust oversees the investment and management of the Shell Contributory Pension Fund, providing benefits for some 45,000 active and retired members of Royal Dutch Shell in the UK.
In July 2009 he was appointed as one of the 12 members of the Premier's Council for Economic Strategy in Alberta.
He also serves on the Royal Anniversary Trust, the Council of The Garden Tomb (Jerusalem) Association, and the advisory board of the Relationships Foundation
, all in the United Kingdom.
In April 2011 he was appointed a Director of Badger Explorer, ASA in Norway.
Mather is a former employee of Royal Dutch Shell
.He joined Shell in the United Kingdom 1969 and retired in 2007. His career included assignments in Brunei
, Gabon
, South Africa
, the Netherlands
, Canada
and the UK where he was Chairman of Shell UK Limited between 2002 and 2004. His last position was as President and CEO of Shell Canada Ltd based in Calgary
, prior to its take over by Royal Dutch Shell Limited.
Mather was formerly Chairman of the UK Government/Industry CSR Academy, Deputy Chairman of the Windsor Leadership Trust and Chairman of the IMD Business Advisory Council in Switzerland. He has held a number of public appointments in the UK including Commissioner for the Equal Opportunities Commission, Chairman of the Petroleum Employer’s Council and Chairman of the Lambeth Education Action Zone.
Mather was educated at Warwick School and Lincoln College, Oxford. He is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He writes and speaks on leadership, the environment and energy internationally.
in London entitled “Trust: Whose business is it” during which he said “Meticulous compliance with all the new regulations is a must, but will not be enough. We have to try harder; we have to set the highest standards in everything we do, because trust is essential to our business.”
to whom he has said "Concern for relationships is a vital part of sustainable development – whether economic, environmental or social - and must feature in political debate and decision making".
Tearfund
Tearfund is a UK Christian relief and development agency which works in over 50 countries. It is a founding member of both the Micah Network and the Disasters Emergency Committee.-History:...
. Tearfund is an evangelical Christian relief and development agency, mobilising a global network of local churches to help eradicate poverty. Through its disaster relief capacity, it is able to bring front line emergency help to those communities ravaged by war, earthquake or other calamaties. Haiti is a prime example in 2010. Through its advocacy, Tearfund highlights the impact of climate change, injustice and corruption on those least able to cope. It calls governments and global institutions to account, arguing for concerted global action and a fairer allocation of resources to meet the needs of the poor and oppressed.
He is the Chairman of Iogen
Iogen
Iogen may refer to:*Iogen Technologies, in the United States*Iogen Corporation, in Canada*Iogen Limited, a company in the United Kingdom...
Corporation, a Canadian bio-technology company specialising in enzyme technology and based in Ottawa. Iogen is the leading producer of cellulsic ethanol.
He is Chairman of the Shell Pensions Trust Ltd, one of the few major defined benefit pension funds in the UK still open to members. The Trust oversees the investment and management of the Shell Contributory Pension Fund, providing benefits for some 45,000 active and retired members of Royal Dutch Shell in the UK.
In July 2009 he was appointed as one of the 12 members of the Premier's Council for Economic Strategy in Alberta.
He also serves on the Royal Anniversary Trust, the Council of The Garden Tomb (Jerusalem) Association, and the advisory board of the Relationships Foundation
Relationships Foundation
The Relationships Foundation is a British-based think tank which aims to change the way society approaches social, economic and political issues by balancing the needs of economics and relationships.- About Relationships Foundation :Their website says:...
, all in the United Kingdom.
In April 2011 he was appointed a Director of Badger Explorer, ASA in Norway.
Mather is a former employee of Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
.He joined Shell in the United Kingdom 1969 and retired in 2007. His career included assignments in Brunei
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
, Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the UK where he was Chairman of Shell UK Limited between 2002 and 2004. His last position was as President and CEO of Shell Canada Ltd based in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, prior to its take over by Royal Dutch Shell Limited.
Mather was formerly Chairman of the UK Government/Industry CSR Academy, Deputy Chairman of the Windsor Leadership Trust and Chairman of the IMD Business Advisory Council in Switzerland. He has held a number of public appointments in the UK including Commissioner for the Equal Opportunities Commission, Chairman of the Petroleum Employer’s Council and Chairman of the Lambeth Education Action Zone.
Mather was educated at Warwick School and Lincoln College, Oxford. He is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He writes and speaks on leadership, the environment and energy internationally.
Evangelical Alliance speech
In October 2004 Mather gave a speech to the Evangelical AllianceEvangelical Alliance
The Evangelical Alliance is a London-based charitable organization founded in 1846. It has a claimed representation of over 1,000,000 evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom and is the oldest alliance of evangelical Christians in the world....
in London entitled “Trust: Whose business is it” during which he said “Meticulous compliance with all the new regulations is a must, but will not be enough. We have to try harder; we have to set the highest standards in everything we do, because trust is essential to our business.”
Relationships Foundation
Mather has been involved with the Relationships FoundationRelationships Foundation
The Relationships Foundation is a British-based think tank which aims to change the way society approaches social, economic and political issues by balancing the needs of economics and relationships.- About Relationships Foundation :Their website says:...
to whom he has said "Concern for relationships is a vital part of sustainable development – whether economic, environmental or social - and must feature in political debate and decision making".