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Shell Plc Announces Changes to the Executive Committee


Published: Saturday January 25, 2025
By: Oilfield Africa Review

Huibert Vigeveno, Downstream, Renewables and Energy Solutions Director, and a member of the Executive Committee since 1 January 2020, will step down after 30 years of distinguished service, effective 31 March 2025, to pursue other opportunities.

Wael Sawan, Chief Executive Officer, said: “I am grateful to Huibert for his outstanding contributions to Shell, driving our customer value proposition across a range of businesses and geographies, successfully leading the BG integration, and most importantly, for leading the transformation in Downstream, Renewables and Energy Solutions, through a disciplined focus on performance, portfolio and people. Today’s performance is testament to his leadership, and he leaves Downstream, Renewables and Energy Solutions strongly positioned for the future. I wish him well in his future endeavours.”

Andrew Smith will be appointed Director, Trading and Supply, and Machteld de Haan will be appointed Director, Downstream, Renewables and Energy Solutions, with both joining the Executive Committee from 1 April 2025. In line with the Company’s ongoing transformation, we will continue to evolve our structure to enable our strategy to deliver more value with less emissions.

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