People: Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSb.L)

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.