Sawan joined Shell in 1997 as an engineer with
Petroleum Development Oman. Sawan received a pay packet of £7.9 million ($10 million) for 2023, having become chief executive at the start of last year on an annual salary of £1.4 million. Under Sawan Shell has focused on share buybacks with a mission of narrowing the gap with US domiciled energy majors. Shell is currently spending $3.5 billion a quarter on buybacks. Buybacks have run at $3 billion or more for 14 quarters in a row. ==Personal life==