People: Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSa.N)

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.