For the first 16 years of her career, Sharon traded energies, metals and interest rate derivatives for JP Morgan and Bank of America and their predecessor institutions in Chicago.

In 2004, Sharon joined BP in Global Oil Americas, Chicago, transitioning from a commercial trading role to manage middle office finance teams within the expanding Integrated Supply & Trading (IST) business unit.

Over the past 12 years, Sharon has worked in a variety of positions in IST’s global offices. Sharon’s first expatriate assignment was from 2008-2011 as the Business Lead for a major Global Oil IT&S programme (TCT) with $100 million budget. While in London, she completed a second position as Business Manager to the IST Chief Risk Officer.

In 2011, Sharon relocated to Houston where she was Head of Middle Office Control for North America Gas, Power and NGLs trading & marketing.

At the start of 2013, Sharon returned to London for another expatriate role as Regional Risk Officer, Global Oil Europe and Gas Trading Europe & LNG. Sharon led a team of 40 market and credit risk professionals in support of the two businesses. When Finance & Risk merged in 2014, she became CFO for Global Oil Europe with responsibility for over 100 professionals across teams including Commodity Risk, Strategic Change, Operational Excellence, and Credit Risk.

In July 2016, Sharon returned to Houston as CFO for North America Gas, Power & NGLs trading and marketing. Her team is comprised of over 200 professionals across the various functional disciplines.

Sharon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis.

Sharon and her husband Fred, an Executive Producer of U.S. television sports, can be found at the theatre, traveling, golfing and supporting the Chicago Blackhawks professional hockey team. Her stepson, Benjamin, is a software engineer based in California.