The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc announces that Mr Wim Kok, Non-executive Director since 2003 and Chairman of the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee and member of the Nomination and Succession Committee, has elected to retire from the Board at the 2011 Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on May 17, 2011.
Mr Hans Wijers, Non-executive Director since 2009 and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee will, if re-elected as a Non-executive Director at the 2011 Annual General Meeting, succeed Mr Kok as a member of the Nomination and Succession Committee.
Mr Charles O. Holliday, Non-executive Director since 2010 will, if re-elected as a Non-executive Director at the 2011 Annual General Meeting, succeed Mr Kok as Chairman of the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee.
Mrs Christine Morin Postel, Non-executive Director since 2004 and Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2008 will, if re-elected as a Non-executive Director at the 2011 Annual General Meeting, rotate off the Committee’s Chairman position but stay on as a member. Mr Guy Elliott, Non-executive Director and member of the Audit Committee since 2010 will, if re-elected as a Non-executive Director at the 2011 Annual General Meeting, become Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Non-executive Director since 2004, will rotate off the Audit Committee as a member. Lord Kerr remains a member of the Nomination and Succession Committee and the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee.
All resignations are with effect from the close of business of the 2011 AGM, scheduled to be held on May 17, 2011, and all appointments above are with effect from May 18, 2011.
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Source: Shell, March 10, 2011;