Changeover at Royal Dutch Shell

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After more than seven years in the role, Simon Henry will conclude his service as Chief Financial Officer of Royal Dutch Shell and will be succeeded by Jessica Uhl.

Simon Henry will remain on the Board as CFO until 9 March 2017 and sign the 2016 annual report, after w[ds_preview]hich he will hand over his duties. He has been with Shell for over 30 years and was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the company in May 2009, responsible for strategy, planning and information technology, as well as the company’s financial activities.

The Board has appointed Jessica Uhl as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 9 March 2017. Jessica will be an Executive Director of the Company and a member of its Executive Committee, and will be based in The Netherlands.

Jessica, an American citizen, grew up in California and holds a BA in Political Economy from the University of California, Berkeley (1989) and an MBA from INSEAD (1997).

She joined Shell in 2004 and has held Finance leadership roles, based in Europe and the USA. Prior to joining Shell, Jessica worked for Enron in Houston and Panama (1997-2003) and Citibank in San Francisco (1990-96).