Paddy Briggs, who I am according to AI App Chat GPT

Paddy Briggs is a British author and former Shell executive who transitioned into writing and journalism after a 40-year career in the oil industry. Educated at The Leys School in Cambridge and holding a degree in Business Studies, he has authored several books, including biographies and analyses of social and political issues.

Career and Writing

Briggs spent 37 years at Shell, where he led the company’s global service station rebranding initiative, described as “the world’s largest re-imaging programme” . In 2010, he was elected as a member-nominated trustee of the Shell Contributory Pension Fund, one of Britain’s largest pension schemes. This role sparked his interest in pensions, leading him to write monthly articles for the specialist publication Pensions Age for six years .

His published works include:

John Shepherd: The Loyal Cavalier (2009): A biography of the West Indies and Kent cricketer. Jumeira Jane (2001): A collection of comic verse published in Dubai. The Tragedy of Corrib (2011): An analysis of the controversial natural gas project in County Mayo, Ireland, focusing on the management and community relations aspects . Look Where You’re Going (2018): A biography of Alan Pickering, a blind pension expert and racehorse owner, highlighting his contributions to occupational pensions and his personal achievements .

Briggs also contributes to political commentary, having written articles for Byline Times on topics such as Brexit and the Conservative Party .

For more information on his work, you can visit his personal blog: Paddy’s Blogs in a Crazy World.