Shell Appoints New Director for Downstream
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Monday, 08 December 2008 |
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Shell plc has announced that Mark Williams will take over the
responsibilities of Rob Routs for the Oil Products, Chemicals and Oil
Sands business, as Downstream Director and a member of the Executive
Committee of Shell.
Mark Williams succeeds Rob Routs effective 1 January 2009, when he
retires from the company after a distinguished career of 37 years.
Williams, a US citizen has a PhD in physics from Stanford
University. He joined Shell's upstream business in 1979 in the
United States. He has held a variety of upstream and downstream
positions in the company, and is currently the Executive Vice
President of Supply and Distribution in Oil Products. He is
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Athabasca Oil Sands
Project, and Chairman of the Downstream Committee of the American
Petroleum Institute.
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