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Supervisory board member Dutch Central Bank, 2000—2004. In 2005 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria.
He is a Non-Executive Director of Unilever, serving as a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Doctor (honorary), University Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 2005.
Career
With Shell International, 1971—1974.
Education
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Delft University, Netherlands, 1976. He also is a non-executive director of Unilever and chairman of Platform Bèta Techniek.
Jeroen van der Veer is married to Mariette and has three daughters.
- Born
- Oct 27, 1947
Utrecht - Nationality
- Education
- Delft University of Technology
- Employment
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Jeroen van der Veer
Jeroen van der Veer joined Shell in 1971 and worked in manufacturing and marketing in the Netherlands, Curaçao and the United Kingdom. Chemicals remained one of his areas of responsibility and he oversaw the worldwide restructuring of the business.
Jeroen was born in Utrecht in the Netherlands in 1947.
He was the firstexecutivedirector of Shell to stay in officebeyond the age of 60. Before that he was President of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company since 2000, having been a Managing Director since 1997. Previously, he was CEO of Shell since 2004. Member supervisory board Royal Philips Electronics, since 2009, International Netherlands Group Group, since 2009, vice chairman, since 2009.
Achievements
Jeroen van der Veer has been listed as a noteworthy oil industry executive by Marquis Who's Who.
Membership
Supervisory board member Dutch Central Bank, 2000—2004.
Marketing manager Shell United Kingdom, 1981—1984, manager corporation planning, 1984—1990.
Coordinator Africa, liaison officer Canada Shell International, 1991—1992.
In 1984, he returned to Shell Nederland as manager of Corporate Planning, and then of Pernis refinery in Rotterdam.
Background
Veer, Jeroen van der was born on October 27, 1947 in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Connections
Married Mariette van der Veer. Van der Veer is an Honorary Citizen of Singapore, and has various roles in several foundations and charities.
Jeroen van der Veer
oil industry executive
Jeroen van der Veer, oil industry executive.
He has two degrees — one in mechanical engineering from Delft University and another in economics from Rotterdam University. 3 children.
- Spouse:
- Mariette van der Veer
Who is Jeroen van der Veer?
Jeroen van der Veer is the formerCEO of the petroleumcorporationRoyalDutchShelluntil 30 June 2009.
Van der Veer graduated in 1971 from the DelftUniversity of Technology with an engineer's degree in mechanicalengineering and went on to earn an MSc degree in economics from ErasmusUniversity Rotterdam.
In 2005 he was awarded an honorarydoctorate from the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria.
Van der Veer joinedShell in 1971 and worked in manufacturing and marketing in the Netherlands, Curaçao and the United Kingdom. Blame, scapegoating, downplaying, and delay will all make the situation worse.
The very first thing you must do: abandon your gut instincts. As CEO, van der Veer led Shell through major change. Degree in Economics, Rotterdam University, Netherlands, 1976. He is currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Equinor ASA (Norway).
In October 2012 he became Chairman of the Rotterdam Climate Initiative.