John Gunn

An experienced energy, energy transition & low carbon solutions global executive with history of identifying and driving carbon emissions reduction & sustainability related strategy, solutions and projects. My passion is influencing strategy and driving tactical action to deliver the energy / products the world needs more sustainability. I love utilising the vision & ability to integrate commercial, technical, operational, market, policy & stakeholder insights to drive effective business strategies, plans, and real-world impactful action.

I have a track record of building high-performing, collaborative, functionally and organisationally diverse teams to deliver value adding results in complex cultures; integrating engagement & alignment with internal & external stakeholders to enable success.

Currently, serve as Global Operations Executive for Energy Transition ('ET') in a major global EPC company. As a member of the Energy and Energy Transition Leadership Teams, I am accountable for the low carbon hydrogen (including ammonia) and advanced fuels (bio & e- SAF/methanol/methane) businesses globally, supporting our customers projects from feasibility/conceptual studies, through engineering, ultimately to construction. I work closely with our customers & stakeholders, in addition to the breadth of the Bechtel team to ensure success for our customers and Bechtel.

Prior roles include >20 years with a major integrated energy company in business/corporate strategy, commercial/business development, engineering/operations, and policy/regulatory with experience in oil, natural gas, LNG, power generation / systems, petrochemicals and emission reduction solutions including renewables (wind, solar, energy storage), carbon capture and storage (CCUS), BECCS, hydrogen (H2) / ammonia (NH3), methanol, methane mitigation, energy efficiency, carbon offsets). Hold breadth and depth of knowledge across energy systems, energy supply, technologies, energy outlooks / scenarios (incl. net zero), sustainable development and corporate sustainability.