Shell Appoints van Beurden to Replace Voser as CEO

Ben van Beurden will succeed Peter Voser as Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell effective January 1st 2014.

“I am delighted to announce Ben van Beurden as the next Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell,” said Chairman Jorma Ollila in a note released on Tuesday.

Van Beurden, 55 years old, joined the company in 1983 covering different positions in both the Upstream and Downstream. He has been Downstream Director since January 2013.

“Van Beurden’s selection came after a comprehensive assessment and review of internal and external candidates led by the Board Nomination and Succession Committee,” Ollila commented, adding that the decision was due to van Beurden’s knowledge and experience of both the industry and Shell’s activities.

Shell, a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, is based in The Hague, the Netherlands. The parent company of the Shell group is Royal Dutch Shell, which  is incorporated in England and Wales.