Laila Court Email & Phone Number

I am an empathetic, delivery-focused board advisor and strategic change agent with proven expertise in driving IT and digital transformation journeys at scale and pace. While Head of IT Delivery (Shell Energy) and IT Operations at Shell (Decarbonisation and Sectors) I empowered decision-making and facilitated the alignment of people strategy with workplace culture as an award-winning EDI champion and advocate for best-in-class ESG responses.With a current focus on organisations dedicated to socially conscious causes, I am actively committed to building a NED and advisory portfolio, leveraging my wide-reaching operational, commercial and IT exposure gained in a broad range of leadership roles at Shell and, prior to that, at British Airways.Having navigated major global digitisation initiatives throughout my executive career, I provide credible advice to senior leadership on delivery models and application functionality while overseeing compliant business and IT integration. My rigorous focus on corporate governance enables me to take a pivotal role in advancing sustainability causes and chair multiple steering committees. Additionally, with a reputation for addressing highly sensitive issues with humility and integrity, motivated by my own experience as a mixed-race individual and encounters with adversity, I champion diversity and inclusion and act as a catalyst for positive change. This has seen me encourage forward-thinking corporate cultures and work environments, steer talent development and form collaborative partnerships at board level.Complementing my professional experience, I am proactively involved in numerous charities, including various Breast Cancer charities and Save the Children. I also act as an interview coach for Smart Works, a social endeavour that helps marginalised women back into the workplace.

Listed skills include Stakeholder Management, Change Management, It Service Management, Project Delivery, and 14 others.

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  The University Of Manchester

  Near And Middle Eastern Studies, History And Politics