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Biography

Gill Gordon is Chair of Permits Foundation and has been a Board Member since its establishment in 2001. Gill spent 35 years of her career with SLB and her last appointment was as HR Director UK from 2014 to 2020, based in London. She held many different positions including HR Director for the global seismic business WesternGeco, Director Executive Compensation for SLB, and HR Director for the global R&D population. She played a key role in setting up and developing a shared services organisation for the HR function in Europe, Caspian and Africa, and was also HR Director for the global electricity and gas utilities business. Gill was involved in various strategic initiatives in the areas of career development, diversity and mobility as well as numerous acquisitions and divestitures. During her career, she spent nearly 13 years in international assignments in France, Germany and the US. Gill started her career in international HR at Ford Motor Company and has a BA Hons. in French & German from Heriot-Watt University.