Oil major Shell plc (Shell) announced that Ben van Beurden will step down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the end of 2022, and that his successor will be Wael Sawan. Wael’s appointment is effective January 1, 2023, when he will also join Shell’s Board of Directors. Ben van Beurden will continue working as adviser […]
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Shell plc announced the appointment of Sinead Gorman as chief financial officer (CFO), effective April 1, 2022. She will become a member of both Shell’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. After a distinguished career of 17 years with Shell, the last five years as CFO, Jessica Uhl will step down from her role on […]
Royal Dutch Shell plc has announced the appointment of Wael Sawan as Integrated Gas and Renewable and Energy Solutions (R&ES) Director and Zoë Yujnovich as Upstream Director. Both appointments are effective 25th October 2021. Wael, currently Upstream Director, will remain a member of the Executive Committee in his new role and will continue to be […]
Vijay Kannan has been named as IT General Manager (CIO) – Global Lubricants, Sectors and Decarbonisation and B2B Customer at Shell. Earlier, he was IT General Manager (CIO) for Shell’s Global Commercial businesses. As the global IT and Digital leader for Shell’s Lubricants, Sectors & Decarbonisation division, Vijay is charged with the responsibility of shaping […]
Flutura Decision Sciences and Analytics, an Industrial AI company, has recently announced the inclusion of Robert Patterson, Brad Beitler, Robert Orlean and Scott Blanchard, into their strategic advisory board. Mr. Patterson enjoyed a 33-year career in Research, Engineering and Project Delivery with Shell, where he served as Executive Vice President of Engineering responsible for the […]
The Board of Directors of Royal Dutch Shell plc has announced the appointment of Sir Andrew Mackenzie as the new Company Chair with effect from the conclusion of Shell’s 2021 Annual General Meeting, scheduled for May 18, 2021. Andrew will succeed Chad Holliday who will step down on May 18 having served as Chair for […]
Shell backed smart EV startup, TresMoto has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding from Angel Investor and professional CEO Mr. Raaj Kumar, who has led companies like Asian Paints, GMR Energy, JSW Energy among others. “We have been working on our product offering and the software around it for about 4 years now. This round of […]
ZeroAvia, a Hydrogen plane startup has sealed $21.4 million in its fresh financing round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures of Bill Gates. The startup aims to develop zero-emission commercial aircraft with the funds raised. “This is a capital-intensive industry, so having investors to help you through the process is very important,” ZeroAvia Chief Executive Val […]
Royal Dutch Shell announced its plans to slash up to 9,000 jobs as part of the company’s major overhaul to shift to low-carbon energy. The move will deliver the company an annual cost savings of up to $2.5 billion by 2022, the company stated. The company said that it would cut between 7,000 and 9,000 […]
Shell and IBM launched Oren, a global B2B Digital mining services marketplace platform, co-developed by the companies aimed at helping mining companies find solutions related to safety, sustainability, mine planning and operational efficiency. Oren aims to accelerate the digitization of the mining industry, speed up the transformation of mining workflows and build in more operational […]