Mr. Snaith is a partner in PSI Energy, which provides consulting and training services to the energy industry. Prior to starting his own business, he worked for Royal Dutch Shell for more than 35 years. During his career with Shell he worked in eight different countries spanning Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Europe. He has broad experience in downstream oil commercial businesses via both wholly-owned companies and joint ventures. His roles have included President of Shell International Eastern Trading Company, President of HydrogenSource LLC (a joint venture with United Technologies to develop fuel processors for hydrogen fuel cell power systems), and Shell Executive Vice President for the Caribbean and Central America. During the mid-nineties, Mr. Snaith was Chief Representative and Director of Shell China Ltd., where he developed new retail, lubricants, LPG, bitumen, and aviation ventures, a role he considers his most challenging and rewarding experience to date. He has functional expertise in marketing, supply and logistics, and oil trading. He gained leadership experience in mature company turnarounds involving major restructuring and strategic repositioning for profitable growth, new venture startups (including joint ventures in China and the U.S.), and new technology research and development. Mr. Snaith holds a B.S. in Physics from Imperial College and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management, both in the U.K.