Dr. Ayham Ammora | Biography

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Dr. Ayham Ammora is a Cambridge-educated scientist, Oxford-trained strategist, and dynamic C-suite executive with over 25 years of global leadership across the energy value chain - spanning oil & gas, trading, renewables, hydrogen, and integrated energy transition strategy.

 

With a PhD in Polymer Chemistry from Trinity College, Cambridge, and an MBA from Christ Church, Oxford, Dr. Ammora brings a rare blend of deep technical expertise and board-level strategic acumen. He has held senior executive and board roles in some of the world’s largest multinational energy companies, leading complex, high-value transformations across multiple continents. His work has shaped corporate direction, influenced public policy, and advanced operational growth in both private and public sectors.

 

Widely recognised for driving large-scale organisational change, Dr. Ammora combines sectoral depth with multi-billion-dollar P&L leadership, investor engagement, and governance expertise. He has forged innovative partnerships across industry, government, and academia - scaling clean energy businesses, aligning commercial success with ESG imperatives, and delivering pragmatic strategies that support climate resilience, energy security, and equitable transition pathways.

 

He is a Fellow of the Energy Institute, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Royal Society of the Arts, and the Chartered Management Institute.

2023 - Present

CEO, Energy Strategy & Advisory Consultancy

 

2021 - 2023

General Manager Africa and Board Director, Gulf Oil International

 

2019 - 2021

Commercial Director Europe, Gulf Oil

International

 

2015 - 2019

Chairman and Regional Director, Chevron

 

2010 - 2015

Executive Director JV Levant, Castrol

 

2008 - 2009

Global Strategy Leader, Shell

 

2006 - 2007

Business Advisor to EVP Qatar and MD Pearl GtL, Shell

 

2005 - 2006

Community Manager, World Economic Forum

 

2000 - 2004

Technology Specialist, Castrol

 

Non-Executive Director,

Various Public and Private Boards

Career

Academic Background

PhD in Polymer Chemistry, Trinity College, University of Cambridge
– Honorary Scholar | Treasurer, Graduate Committee

 

MBA, Christ Church, University of Oxford
– Secretary, Graduate Committee

 

BSc in Chemistry (First Class Honours), King’s College London
– Winner of the Samuel Smiles Prize and McGhee Prize for Organic Chemistry

Honours & Memberships

About Dr. Ayham Ammora

© 2025. Dr. Ayham Ammora.

All rights reserved.

  • Shell Special Recognition Award
  • Two-time Chevron President’s Awards for Exceptional Leadership
  • Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
  • Fellow, Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA)
  • Fellow, Chartered Management Institute (FCMI)
  • Fellow, Energy Institute
  • Member, Institute of Directors
  • Member, Chatham House

Dr. Ayham Ammora

Dr. Ayham Ammora

Integrity in Leadership

About Dr. Ayham Ammora

Dr. Ayham Ammora is a Cambridge-educated scientist, Oxford-trained strategist, and dynamic C-suite executive with over 25 years of global leadership across the energy value chain - spanning oil & gas, trading, renewables, hydrogen, and integrated energy transition strategy.

 

With a PhD in Polymer Chemistry from Trinity College, Cambridge, and an MBA from Christ Church, Oxford, Dr. Ammora brings a rare blend of deep technical expertise and board-level strategic acumen. He has held senior executive and board roles in some of the world’s largest multinational energy companies, leading complex, high-value transformations across multiple continents. His work has shaped corporate direction, influenced public policy, and advanced operational growth in both private and public sectors.

 

Widely recognised for driving large-scale organisational change, Dr. Ammora combines sectoral depth with multi-billion-dollar P&L leadership, investor engagement, and governance expertise. He has forged innovative partnerships across industry, government, and academia - scaling clean energy businesses, aligning commercial success with ESG imperatives, and delivering pragmatic strategies that support climate resilience, energy security, and equitable transition pathways.

 

He is a Fellow of the Energy Institute, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Royal Society of the Arts, and the Chartered Management Institute.

Dr. Ayham Ammora

Career

CEO, Energy Strategy & Advisory Consultancy

 

General Manager Africa and Board Director, Gulf Oil International

 

Commercial Director Europe, Gulf Oil International

 

Chairman and Regional Director, Chevron

 

Executive Director JV Levant, Castrol

 

Global Strategy Leader, Shell

 

Business Advisor to EVP Qatar and MD Pearl GtL, Shell

 

Community Manager, World Economic Forum

 

Technology Specialist, Castrol

 

Non-Executive Director, Various Public and Private Boards

2023 - Present

 

2021 - 2023

 

2019 - 2021

 

2015 - 2019

 

2010 - 2015

 

2008 - 2009

 

2006 - 2007

 

2005 - 2006

 

2000 - 2004

Academic Background

 

PhD in Polymer Chemistry, Trinity College, University of Cambridge
– Honorary Scholar | Treasurer, Graduate Committee

 

MBA, Christ Church, University of Oxford
– Secretary, Graduate Committee

 

BSc in Chemistry (First Class Honours), King’s College London
– Winner of the Samuel Smiles Prize and McGhee Prize for Organic Chemistry

Honours & Memberships

  • Shell Special Recognition Award
  • Two-time Chevron President’s Awards for Exceptional Leadership
  • Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
  • Fellow, Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA)
  • Fellow, Chartered Management Institute (FCMI)
  • Fellow, Energy Institute
  • Member, Institute of Directors
  • Member, Chatham House

© 2025. Dr. Ayham Ammora. All rights reserved.

Cambridge Chancellorship

Integrity in Leadership