People: Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSa.AS)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Jorma Ollila

62 2006 Chairman of the Board

Peter Voser

54 2009 Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director and Member of the Executive Committee

John Kerr

71 2005 Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of the Board, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Simon Henry

50 2009 Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Committee

Peter Rees

54 2011 Member of the Executive Committee and Legal Director

Andrew Brown

2012 Executive Director-Upstream International and Member of the Executive Committee

Matthias Bichsel

57 2009 Member of the Executive Committee and Projects & Technology Director

Hugh Mitchell

56 2009 Chief Human Resources & Corporate Officer, Member of the Executive Committee

Marvin Odum

53 2009 Member of the Executive Committee and Upstream Americas Director

Mark Williams

60 2009 Member of the Executive Committee and Downstream Director

Michiel Brandjes

57 2005 Company Secretary

Nigel Sheinwald

2012 Director

Josef Ackermann

65 2008 Non-Executive Director

Guy Elliott

57 2010 Non-Executive Director

Charles Holliday

65 2010 Non-Executive Director

Gerard Kleisterlee

66 2010 Non-Executive Director

Christine Morin-Postel

66 2004 Non-Executive Director

Linda Stuntz

57 2011 Non-Executive Director

Hans Wijers

62 2009 Non-Executive Director

Gerrit Zalm

60 2013 Non-Executive Director

Ken Lawrence

Vice President - Investor Relations, North America

Peter van Driel

Vice President - Investor Relations, Europe

Biographies

Name Description

Jorma Ollila

Mr. Jorma Ollila has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since June 1, 2006. Previously he became Vice President of International Operations of Nokia in 1985. In 1986 he was appointed Vice President Finance of Nokia. Between 1990 and 1992 he served 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 was Chief Executive Officer of Nokia. Prior to joining Nokia, he started his career in banking at Citibank in London and Helsinki. He is Chairman of the Board of Nokia. He is Chairman of the Company's Nomination and Succession Committee and resigned as Member of the Remuneration Committee as of December 31, 2010.

Peter Voser

Mr. Peter Voser has served as Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Executive Committee and Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since July 1, 2009. Before his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Voser served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He was Managing Director of Shell Transport. 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. He first joined Shell in 1982 and held a variety of finance and business roles in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Argentina and Chile, including Chief Financial Officer of Oil Products. He was Member of the Supervisory Board of Aegon NV from 2004 until April 2006, and Member of the Board of UBS AG from 2005 until 2010, as well as Member of the Swiss Federal Auditor Oversight Authority from 2006 until December 2010. Currently, he is Director of Catalyst, a non-profit organization which works to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women and business. Mr. Voser was appointed to the Board of Directors of Roche Holdings Limited in March 2011. He is also active in a number of international and bilateral organizations, including the European Round Table of Industrialists and The Business Council.

John Kerr

Lord John Kerr of Kinlochard has served as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of the Board, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc. He has been Non-executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell since October 2004. He was a Non-executive Director of Shell Transport from 2002 to 2005. Previously, he was Member of the United Kingdom Diplomatic Service from 1966 to 2002, the United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the European Union, British Ambassador to the United States 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. He is Non-executive Director of Rio Tinto plc, Scottish American Investment Company plc and Scottish Power and Chairman of the Centre for European Reform. Mr. Kerr is Member of the Company's Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee and Company's Nomination and Succession Committee.

Simon Henry

Mr. Simon Henry has served as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director and Member of the Executive Committee of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since May 20, 2009. He joined Shell in 1982 as an engineer at the Stanlow refinery in the United Kingdom. After qualifying as a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in 1989, he held various Finance posts, including Finance Manager of Marketing in Egypt, Controller for the Upstream business in Egypt, Oil Products finance adviser for Asia Pacific, Finance Director for the Mekong Cluster and General Manager Finance for the South East Asian Retail business. He was appointed Head of Group Investor Relations in 2001 and Chief Financial Officer for Exploration & Production in 2004.

Peter Rees

Mr. Peter Rees QC has served as Member of the Executive Committee and Legal Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since January 1, 2011. He started his legal career in 1979 at Norton Rose. He became a partner in 1987 and Head of Dispute Resolution and Member of the Executive Committee in 1997. In 2006, he joined Debevoise & Plimpton as a partner in its London office. Mr. Rees is former Chair of the International Construction Projects Committee of the International Bar Association, the Technology and Construction Solicitors' Association, and the Board of Management of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is currently Member of the Council of the International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom and of the European User's Council of the London Court of International Arbitration. In 2009 he was appointed Queen's Counsel. He attended Downing College, Cambridge University where he took his Law degree. He also has Masters of Business Administration from Nottingham Trent University. Peter is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Chartered Arbitrator, and an accredited adjudicator and mediator.

Andrew Brown

Mr. Andrew Brown has served as Upstream International Director and Member of the Executive Committee of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since April 1, 2012. He joined the Company in 1984. In 1985 he was posted to New Zealand, where he worked as Project Engineer. In 2000, he was appointed to work as Senior Adviser for the Middle East and Former Soviet Union, before becoming Private Assistant to Sir. Philip Watts, the Executive Chairman of Shell in 2001. In 2009, Mr. Brown was appointed to the Shell Upstream International Leadership Team as Executive Vice President, with executive accountability for all of Shell’s activities in Qatar, including Pearl GTL and Qatargas 4. Mr. Brown received Degree in Engineering Science from Cambridge University.

Matthias Bichsel

Mr. Matthias Bichsel has served as Member of the Executive Committee and Projects & Technology Director of Royal Dutch Shell plc since July 1, 2009. He joined Shell in 1980 after obtaining a Doctorate in geology from University of Basel, Switzerland. Previously, he was Executive Vice President, Development and Technology, being responsible for delivering reserves and production from new upstream projects, as well as providing technology applications and research via Shell's upstream technology organization. Before that, he was Director of Petroleum Development Oman. In 1999, he transferred to Houston as Managing Director of Shell Deepwater Services, where he was involved in all aspects of global deep-water exploration and development. In 2002 he was appointed Executive Vice President Exploration with responsibility for all of Shell's global exploration activities and performance. Currently, Mr. Bichsel is Honorary Professor of the China University of Petroleum, Beijing and Member of the industry advisory board of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Hugh Mitchell

Mr. Hugh S. Mitchell has served as Chief Human Resources & Corporate Officer and Member of the Executive Committee of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since July 1, 2009. He was Human Resources Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc. He joined Human Resources (HR) in Shell Exploration & Production in 1979 and was appointed to other HR and business roles across the United Kingdom and Brunei in both upstream and downstream businesses. In 1997 he became HR Vice President for the Global Oil Products business and in 2003 was appointed Director International, one of the Group’s Corporate Centre Directors. In 2005 he was appointed Human Resources Director of Royal Dutch Shell and in October 2007, he became Member of the Executive Committee. Currently, Mr. Mitchell is Member of the Board for the Centre for Advanced Human Resources at Cornell University in the United States, and a Foundation Board Member of IMD business school in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was appointed a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in the USA in 2009. He is also an Honorary Vice-President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (United Kingdom). He graduated from Edinburgh University with a MA (Hons) in Modern History in 1979.

Marvin Odum

Mr. Marvin E. Odum has served as Member of the Executive Committee and Upstream Americas Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since July 1, 2009. He joined Shell in 1982, and has a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Houston. Previously he was Executive Vice President for the Americas for Shell Exploration & Production. He was appointed President of Shell Oil Company in 2008 having served as Executive Vice President since 2005 with responsibility for Shell’s Exploration and Production businesses in the western hemisphere.

Mark Williams

Mr. Mark Williams has served as Member of the Executive Committee and Downstream Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since January 01, 2009. He has previously held the positions of Executive Vice President, Global Businesses, and Vice President of Strategy, Portfolio and Environment for Oil Products. In 2004, he was appointed Executive Vice President of Supply and Distribution in Shell Downstream Inc., a position he held until December 2008. He joined Shell in 1979 for Shell Oil Exploration & Production in the United States. He served as Engineering Manager for Shell Offshore Inc., Operations Manager for Shell Western EP Inc, Head of EP Staff Planning and Head of Downstream Strategy for Shell Oil Co, and Vice President Transportation for Equilon Enterprises LLC, the Shell and Texaco joint venture in the United States. He is currently Member of the Board of Visitors McDonald Observatory, University of Texas, and a Trustee of Carleton College. He also formerly chaired the Downstream Committee of the American Petroleum Institute.

Michiel Brandjes

Mr. Michiel Brandjes has served as Company Secretary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since February 2005. Previously he was Company Secretary of Royal Dutch. He joined Shell in 1980 as a Legal Adviser.

Nigel Sheinwald

Josef Ackermann

Mr. Josef Ackermann has served as Non-Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since May 2008. He is Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee of Deutsche Bank AG. He was appointed to these positions in 2006 and 2002 respectively. He joined Deutsche Bank's Management Board in 1996, with responsibility for the investment banking division. He started his professional career in 1977 at Schweizerische Kreditanstalt (SKA), where he held a variety of positions in Corporate Banking, Foreign Exchange/Money Markets, Treasury and Investment Banking. In 1990, he was appointed to SKA's Executive Board, on which he served as President between 1993 and 1996. He is currently also Member of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG and Member of the Board of Directors of Zurich Financial Services Limited. He is Member of the Company's Remuneration Committee and has been Member of the Company's Nomination and Succession Committee since May 23, 2012.

Guy Elliott

Mr. Guy R. Elliott has served as Non-Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell PLC with since September 1, 2010. Prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer of Rio Tinto, Mr. Elliot occupied a number of positions in marketing, strategy and general management at Rio Tinto and served as president of Rio Tinto Brazil. He has been Non-executive director, Chairman of the audit committee and senior Independent Director of Cadbury plc prior to the acquisition by Kraft. He received Masters of Business Administration Degree at INSEAD. He is Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee.

Charles Holliday

Mr. Charles O. Holliday Jr., has been Non-Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since September 1, 2010. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of DuPont since 1970. He received Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee and held various manufacturing and business assignments, including a six-year, Tokyo-based posting as President of DuPont Asia/ Pacific, before becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He previously served as Chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Chairman of The Business Council, Chairman of Catalyst and Chairman of the Society of Chemical Industry- American Section and is a founding Member of the International Business Council. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank of America Corporation and a Director of Deere & Company. Mr. Holliday is Chairman of the Corporate and Social Responsibility and Member of the Company's Remuneration Committee.

Gerard Kleisterlee

Mr. Gerard Kleisterlee has served as Non-Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since November 1, 2010. Previously, he was President/Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Management of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV from 2001 to March 2011. Having joined Philips in 1974, he held several positions before being appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Philips’ Components division in 1999 and Executive Vice-President of Philips in 2000. He was appointed Chairman of Vodafone Group plc in July 2011. He is also Member of the European Round Table of Industrialists, Chairman of both IMD’s Foundation Board and Executive Committee, Member of the Supervisory Boards at De Nederlandsche Bank NV and Daimler AG; and Director of Dell Inc. and Chairman of the Foundation of the Cancer Centre Amsterdam. Mr. Kleisterlee is Member of Company’s Audit Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering majoring in Electronics Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology.

Christine Morin-Postel

Ms. Christine J. Morin-Postel is no longer a Non-Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc., effective May 21, 2013. She was Member of the Royal Dutch Supervisory Board from July 2004 and Board Member of Royal Dutch until December 2005. Formerly she was Chief Executive of Societe Generale 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 British American Tobacco PLC and EXOR S.p.A. Ms. Morin-Postel is Member of the Company's Audit Committee.

Linda Stuntz

Ms. Linda Gillespie Stuntz has served as Non-executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since June 1, 2011. She is a founding Partner of the law firm of Stuntz, Davis & Staffier, P.C. From 1989 to 1993, she held senior policy positions at the United States Department of Energy, including Deputy Secretary. From 1981 to 1987, she was an Associate Minority Counsel and Minority Counsel to the Energy and Commerce Committee of the United States House of Representatives. She chaired the Electricity Advisory Committee to the United States Department of Energy from 2008 to 2009, and was Member of the Board of Directors of Schlumberger Limited from 1993 to 2010. She serves on the Board of Directors of Raytheon Company. Ms. Stuntz is Member of the Company's Audit Committee.

Hans Wijers

Mr. Hans Wijers has been Non-Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc since January 2009. He is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Management of Akzo Nobel NV. He joined Akzo Nobel NV in 2002 as Board Member, and was appointed Chairman in May 2003. He obtained a PhD in Economics in 1982 while teaching at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Later he became Managing Partner of The Boston Consulting Group. He served as Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs from 1994 to 1998, after which he returned to The Boston Consulting Group as senior partner until his appointment as Board Member of Akzo Nobel NV. He is a trustee of various charities and a member of the European Roundtable of Industrialists. Mr. Wijers is Chairman of the Company's Remuneration Committee and Member and Nomination and Succession Committee.

Gerrit Zalm

Mr. Gerrit Zalm has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell PLC., effective January 1, 2013. Mr Zalm is the Chairman of the Board of Management of ABN AMRO Bank N.V., a position he has held since February 2009. Prior to that Mr. Zalm was the Minister of Finance of the Netherlands from 1994-2002 and from 2003-2007.

Ken Lawrence

Mr. Ken Lawrence is Vice President - Investor Relations, North America of Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Ken Lawrence joined shell in 1982 as a Petroleum Engineer. He has had 20+ years of Upstream experience and has been working in Investor Relations since 2006.

Peter van Driel

Mr. Peter van Driel is Vice President - Investor Relations, Europe of Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Peter van Driel is responsible for all contacts and relationship management with current and potential institutional shareholders of Royal Dutch Shell plc. in Europe. He joined Shell in 1991 and has held various finance positions in Downstream, Trading and Upstream, such as Distribution Finance Manager for Europe, Business Finance Manager Russia, and Head of Corporate M&A and Commercial Finance for the Americas and later for Upstream International. Before taking up his current role in March 2013, Peter was based in the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Russia and the USA.
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