Samuel Leupold, 
Independent Director

SLB Board Committees

  • Audit
  • Finance
  • New Energy and Innovation

Other Experience and Education

  • Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Zurich)
  • MBA, INSEAD (Fontainebleau)
  • Energy transition and sustainability expertise

Chief Executive Officer,
Corio Generation

Director since 2021

Other Current Public Boards

  • None

Former Public Director Roles During the Past Five Years

  • Enel SpA
Samuel Leupold

SAMUEL LEUPOLD is the chief executive officer of Corio Generation, a specialist offshore wind business and portfolio company of Macquarie Asset Management, having held that position since January 2025. Mr. Leupold previously served as Corio’s chair from the company’s launch in April 2022 to January 2025. Prior to joining Corio, Mr. Leupold served as CEO of Ørsted Wind Power A/S, the principal subsidiary of Ørsted AS, a Danish renewable energy company, from 2013 to 2018. Since 2019, Mr. Leupold has served as an independent senior advisor supporting international clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors through his consultancy firm, Leupold Advisory. Since January 2024, he has served as a non-executive director of Axpo Holding AG, a Switzerland-based utility, power generator and energy commodity trader, where he serves as chair of the strategy committee. Mr. Leupold previously served as a director of Enel SpA.

Reason for Nomination
Mr. Leupold brings to the Board operational experience as the former CEO of a renewable energy company, as well as significant energy transition experience focused on the relationship between new energy generation and infrastructure capabilities. The Board benefits from his expertise on these issues as SLB seeks to implement our net-zero ambition and our strategy to deploy sustainable technologies to provide access to energy for the benefit of all.