Royal Dutch Shell PLC said it is appointing Simon Henry, currently executive vice president finance at Shell International Exploration and Production, as new chief financial officer with effect from May 1 2009.
Henry is succeeding Peter Voser who will become the chief executive on July 1 2009.
The current CEO Jeroen van der Veer will retire from his position on June 30, and will become a non-executive director as well as a member of the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee of the board.