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Royal Dutch Shell Board of Directors

 

Jorma Ollila
Chairman

Born August 15, 1950. A Finnish national, appointed Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell as from June 1, 2006. Previously he was Vice-President of International Operations of Nokia in 1985. In 1986 he was appointed Vice-President Finance of Nokia and served between 1990 and 1992 as President of Nokia Mobile Phones. Between 1992 and 1999 he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia and from 1999 to June 1, 2006 he has been Chief Executive Officer of Nokia. Prior to joining Nokia, he started his career in banking at Citibank in London and Helsinki. Currently he is Chairman of the Board of Nokia and a Non-executive Director of Ford Motor Company.
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard GCMG
Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Non-executive Director
Born February 22, 1942. A British national, appointed a Non-executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell in October 2004. He was a Non-executive Director of Shell Transport from 2002 to 2005. A member of the UK Diplomatic Service from 1966 to 2002, he was UK Permanent Representative to the EU, British Ambassador to the USA and Foreign Office Permanent Under Secretary of State. He was Secretary-General of the European Convention (2002-2003), and in 2004 became an independent member of the House of Lords and sits on the EU Select Committee. He is a Non-executive Director of Rio Tinto plc and the Scottish American Investment Company plc, a Scottish Power Advisory Board member, Chairman of Imperial College, and Trustee of the National Gallery and of the Rhodes, Fulbright, and Carnegie Trusts.
Jeroen van der Veer
Chief Executive
Born October 27, 1947. A Dutch national, appointed Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell in October 2004. He was appointed President of Royal Dutch in 2000, having been a Managing Director of Royal Dutch since 1997 and was a Board member of Royal Dutch until the merger of the company on December 21, 2005. He was a Director of Shell Canada Limited from April 24, 2003 until April 29, 2005. He joined the Group in 1971 in refinery process design and held a number of senior management positions around the world. He is a Non-executive Director of Unilever (which includes Unilever N.V., Unilever plc and Unilever Holdings Ltd.).
Peter Voser
Chief Financial Officer
Born August 29, 1958. A Swiss national, appointed Chief Financial Officer of Royal Dutch Shell in October 2004. He was appointed a Managing Director of Shell Transport and Chief Financial Officer in October 2004. In 2002 he joined the Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) Group of Companies, based in Switzerland as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the ABB Group Executive Committee. Originally joined the Shell Group in 1982 where he held a variety of finance and business roles in Switzerland, UK, Argentina and Chile, including Chief Financial Officer of Oil Products. He was a member of the supervisory board of Aegon N.V. from 2004 until April 25, 2006. He is a member of the supervisory board of UBS AG and a member of the Swiss Federal Auditor Oversight Authority.
Malcolm Brinded CBE FREng
Executive Director Exploration and Production
Born March 18, 1953. A British national, appointed an Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell in October 2004. He was previously a Managing Director of Shell Transport since March 2004 and prior to that a Managing Director of Royal Dutch since 2002. Joined the Group in 1974 and has held various positions around the world including in Brunei, The Netherlands and Oman. He was also Country Chair for Shell in the UK and Director of Planning, Environment and External Affairs at Shell International Ltd. Member of the Nigerian Presidential Honorary International Investor Council, Russian Foreign Investment Advisory Council, the Council of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Trustee of The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum.
Linda Cook
Executive Director Gas & Power
Born June 4, 1958. A US national, appointed an Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell in October 2004. She was appointed a Managing Director of Royal Dutch in August 2004 and was a Board member of Royal Dutch until the merger of the company on December 21, 2005. She was President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Shell Canada Limited from August 2003 to July 2004. Joined Shell Oil Company in Houston in 1980, and worked for Shell Oil Company in Houston and California in a variety of technical and managerial positions. Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a Non-executive director of The Boeing Company.
Rob Routs
Executive Director Oil Products and Chemicals

Born September 10, 1946. A Dutch national, appointed Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell in October 2004. He was a Managing Director of Royal Dutch from 2003 to July 4, 2005. Joined the Group in 1971. Held various positions in the Netherlands, Canada and the USA. Previously President and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Oil Products USA, President of Shell Oil Company and Country Chair for Shell in the USA and Chief Executive of Equilon. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Shell Canada Limited since April 29, 2005 and a director of INSEAD.
Maarten van den Bergh
Non-executive Director
Born April 19, 1942. A Dutch national, appointed Non-executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell in October 2004. He was a member of the Royal Dutch supervisory board from 2000 to July 4, 2005. Managing Director of Royal Dutch from 1992 to 2000 and President from 1998 to 2000. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lloyds TSB from 2001 to May 11, 2006. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of BT Group plc and British Airways plc and Chairman of the supervisory board of Akzo Nobel N.V.
Nick Land
Non-executive Director
Born February 6, 1948. A British national, appointed a Non-executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell as from July 1, 2006. He qualified as an accountant in 1970 and was a partner of Ernst & Young LLP from 1978 until June 30, 2006. He was Chairman of Ernst & Young LLP and a member of the Global Executive Board of Ernst & Young Global LLP from 1995 until June 30, 2006. He is a Non-executive Director of BBA Aviation plc, Ashmore Group plc and Vodafone Group plc, Chairman of the Practice Advisory Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Judge Business School, and the Finance and Audit Committees of the National Gallery.
Nina Henderson
Non-executive Director

Born July 6, 1950. A US national, appointed a Non-executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell in October 2004. She was a Non-executive Director of Shell Transport from 2001 to 2005. Previously President of a major division and Corporate Vice-President of Bestfoods, a major US foods company, responsible for worldwide core business development. Non-executive Director of Pactiv Corporation, AXA Financial Inc., Del Monte Foods Company and Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Sir Peter Job KBE
Non-executive Director
Born July 13, 1941. A British national, appointed a Non-executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell in October 2004. He was a Non-executive Director of Shell Transport from 2001 to 2005. Previously he was Chief Executive of Reuters Group plc. He is a Non-executive Director of Schroders plc and TIBCO Software Inc. and a member of the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank AG.
Wim Kok
Non-executive Director
Born September 29, 1938. A Dutch national, appointed a Non-executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell in October 2004. He was a member of the Royal Dutch supervisory board from 2003 to July 4, 2005. Chaired the Confederation of Dutch trade unions (FNV) before becoming a member of the Lower House of Parliament and parliamentary leader of the Partij van de Arbeid (Labour Party). Appointed Minister of Finance in 1989 and Prime Minister in 1994, serving for two periods of government up to July 2002. Member of the supervisory boards of ING Groep N.V., KLM N.V. and TNT N.V.
Christine Morin-Postel
Non-executive Director

Born October 6, 1946. A French national, appointed a Non-executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell in October 2004. She was a member of the Royal Dutch supervisory board from July 2004 and was a Board member of Royal Dutch until the merger of the company on December 21, 2005. Formerly she was Chief Executive of Société Générale de Belgique, Executive Vice-President and member of the Executive Committee of Suez S.A. Chairman and CEO of Credisuez plc from 1996 to 1998 and a Non-executive director of Pilkington plc and Alcan Inc. She is Non-executive director of 3i Group plc and British American Tobacco PLC.
Lawrence Ricciardi
Non-executive Director

Born August 14, 1940. A US national, appointed a Non-executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell in October 2004. He was appointed a member of the Royal Dutch supervisory board in 2001 and was a Board member of Royal Dutch until the merger of the company on December 21, 2005. Previously he was President of RJR Nabisco, Inc. and subsequently Senior Vice-President and General Counsel of IBM. He is Senior Advisor to the IBM Corporation as well as to Jones Day and to Lazard Frères & Co and Trustee of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Pierpoint Morgan Library.