Leadership

Biography

Jonty Shepard is the former Vice President of LNG Trading and Origination at bp and has decades of leadership experience in LNG trading, origination and portfolio development. Over a distinguished career with bp, he played a central role in building one of the industry’s leading LNG portfolios.

Mr. Shepard joined bp in 1992 and held roles across refining, upstream and corporate functions in Asia, Africa and Europe before becoming Global Head of LNG in 2006. In this capacity, he managed bp’s LNG business, overseeing a fleet of more than 30 LNG carriers on short and long-term charters, substantial regasification capacity across the UK, Spain and Italy, and equity LNG positions in Trinidad and Tobago, Egypt and Australia’s North West Shelf. He also expanded bp’s merchant supply portfolio, including projects such as Freeport, Coral, Woodfibre, Oman and Tortue.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Shepard led commercial operations in Vietnam and Angola, negotiating major gas agreements and supporting the development of critical infrastructure with global partners. Through these assignments, he gained significant experience operating in complex geopolitical environments and advancing large-scale commercial initiatives.

He was appointed a Director of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) upon its formation in 2001 and received the World LNG Executive Award in 2024.

Mr. Shepard holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Bristol and attended an Executive Course at INSEAD.