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Senior management

The Senior management of the Company comprises the Executive Directors, Wael Sawan and Sinead Gorman, and those listed below. All are members of the Executive Committee (see “Governance Framework”).

Harry Brekelmans

Projects & Technology Director

Tenure

Eight years and five months (appointed October 2014)

Age

57

Nationality

Dutch

Career

Harry was previously Executive Vice President Upstream International Operated, based in the Netherlands. He joined Shell in 1990 and has held various management positions in Exploration and Production, Internal Audit, and Group Strategy and Planning. From 2011 to 2013, he was Country Chair Russia and Executive Vice President for Russia and the Caspian region.

Donny Ching

Legal Director

Tenure

Nine years and one month (appointed February 2014)

Age

58

Nationality

Malaysian

Career

Donny was previously General Counsel for Projects & Technology, based in the Netherlands. He joined Shell in 1988 based in Australia and then moved to Hong Kong and later to London. In 2008, he was appointed Head of Legal at Shell Singapore, having served as Associate General Counsel for Gas & Power in Asia-Pacific.

Ronan Cassidy

Chief Human Resources and Corporate Officer

Tenure

Seven years and two months (appointed January 2016)

Age

56

Nationality

British

Career

Ronan previously served as EVP HR for both the Downstream and Upstream International businesses in turn. He joined Shell in 1988 and has held various HR positions across the Shell value chain, including regional roles in Europe and NE Asia/China, and global roles in HR Strategy & Regional Coordination, Retail and LPG.

Ed Daniels

Strategy, Sustainability and Corporate Relations Director

Tenure

One year and one month (appointed February 2022)

Age

57

Nationality

British

Career

Ed was previously Executive Vice President Strategy, Portfolio & Sustainability. He joined Shell in 1988 and has held roles in Shell’s Upstream, Integrated Gas, and Downstream businesses and our Projects & Technology organisation. He previously served as Shell’s UK Country Chair.

Huibert Vigeveno

Downstream Director

Tenure

Three years and two months (appointed January 2020)

Age

53

Nationality

Dutch

Career

Huibert was previously Executive Vice President Global Commercial. He joined Shell in 1995 as a business analyst and led many Downstream businesses across Shell in Europe, Africa, North and South America as well as Asia. In 2009, Huibert was appointed Vice President Supply & Distribution, Europe and Africa. In 2012 he became Executive Chair of Shell in China, and in 2016 led the integration of BG Group.

Zoë Yujnovich

Upstream Director

Tenure

One year and five months (appointed October 2021)

Age

47

Nationality

Australian

Career

Zoë has held various management positions in Downstream, Integrated Gas and Upstream. Most recently, she served as Executive Vice President Conventional Oil & Gas and was previously Chair and Executive Vice President Shell Australia Pty Ltd. She joined Shell from Rio Tinto in 2014 to lead Shell’s Oil Sands business in Canada.

Changes to the Executive Committee (Senior Management)

As announced on January 30, 2023, Shell is to reduce the size of its Executive Committee from nine to seven members in a decisive move designed to simplify the organisation further and improve performance as we continue to deliver our Powering Progress strategy.

Under the changes, which are expected to take effect on July 1, 2023, Shell’s Integrated Gas and Upstream businesses will be combined to form a new Integrated Gas and Upstream Directorate led by current Upstream Director, Zoe Yujnovich. The Downstream business will be combined with Renewables and Energy Solutions to form a new Downstream and Renewables Directorate led by current Downstream Director, Huibert Vigeveno.

Separately, the Strategy, Sustainability and Corporate Relations (SSCR) Directorate will be discontinued and its Director, Ed Daniels, will step down from the Executive Committee (effective July 1, 2023), and leave Group service thereafter. Strategy will be brought together with New Business Development and, alongside Sustainability, will report directly to Sinead Gorman, Chief Financial Officer, enabling more streamlined planning and better capital allocation decisions. Corporate Relations will report directly to Wael Sawan, Chief Executive Officer. We thank Ed for his distinguished service over more than 34 years and wish him well for the future.