THE HAGUE, The Netherlands,
May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
The Board of Royal Dutch Shell
plc ("Shell") (NYSE: RDS.A) (NYSE: RDS.B) today announced
that Peter Voser, as Chief Executive
Officer, has elected to retire from the Company in the first half
of 2014.
Peter Voser was appointed CEO
with effect from July 2009 and has
been an Executive Director since 2004.
Shell's Chairman Jorma Ollila
said, "Peter's leadership of Shell over the last 4 years has been
impressive, reorganizing the company, delivering growth, and
developing a clear forward strategy with a strong portfolio of new
options. I have enjoyed working with Peter, in a period of great
change and progress for Shell, and I wish him well for the future."
"The Nomination and Succession Committee of the Board will now
lead a structured and comprehensive review of internal and external
candidates to enable an orderly transition to a new CEO,"
Ollila added.
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+31-70-377-4540
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+1-713-241-1042
SOURCE Royal Dutch Shell plc