Kent Watt

Data Center Development Lead @ Shell | Commercial, Contract Negotiation

Role
Deal Lead at Shell
Location
Franklin, TN, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Kent Watt

Senior Commercial and Project Development Leader with over 20 years at Shell, progressing through roles across land, risk, project development, and commercial deal leadership. Brings an end-to-end understanding of how large-scale energy and infrastructure projects are originated, structured, and executed.Leads complex, high-stakes negotiations across energy, renewables, and emerging data center infrastructure, bridging commercial strategy with technical and operational realities to create agreements that execute in practice, not just on paper. Experienced in aligning multi-party stakeholders and originating opportunities from concept through close.Approaches deal structuring with an execution mindset, balancing risk, long-term value, and partnership outcomes.

Experience

  1. Deal Lead

    Shell

    Jan 2024 — Present · US

Education

  • University of Calgary

    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management

  • Concordia University

    Bachelor's Degree, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning & Human Geography

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