• Source: List of chairmen of Shell

Shell plc is the world's second largest public petroleum company and since 20 July 2005 its senior official has been its chairman. Until their amalgamation in 2005, the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and the Shell Transport and Trading Company had separate leaders. From 1946 to 2005, an additional office was created to oversee their group of companies. The following is a list of senior officials of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, Shell Transport and Trading Company, Royal Dutch/Shell Group, and Shell plc.
Andrew Mackenzie has been the chairman since 2021.




Royal Dutch Petroleum (1890–2005)


Although a committee of managing directors had existed since the company's inception in 1890, the office of General Managing Director was not created until 17 December 1902. On 21 October 1956 the title changed to President-Director. The office was abolished on 20 July 2005 when Royal Dutch Petroleum and Shell Transport amalgamated.

Henri Detarding, 1902–1936
Frits de Kok, 1937–1940
vacant, 28 October 1940 – 2 January 1947
Guus Kessler, 1947–1948
Barthold Theodoor Willem van Hasselt, 1949–1951
John Hugo Loudon, 1952–1965
Jan Brouwer, 1965–1970
Gerrit Wagner, 1971–1977
Dirk de Bruyne, 1977–1982
Lodewijk Christiaan van Wachem, 1982–1992
Cor Herkströter, 1992–1998
Maarten van den Bergh, 1998–2000
Jeroen van der Veer, 2000–2005




The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company (1897–2005)


The senior official of Shell Transport and Trading was its chairman, created 18 October 1897. The office was abolished on 20 July 2005 when Royal Dutch Petroleum and Shell Transport amalgamated.

Marcus Samuel, 1897–1921
Walter Samuel, 1921–1946
Frederick Godber, 1946–1961
Frederick Stephens, 1961–1967
Sir David Barran, 1967–1972
Francis McFadzean, 1972–1976
Carmichael Pocock, 1976–1979
Sir Peter Baxendell, 1979–1985
Sir Peter Holmes, 1985–1993
Sir John Jennings, 1993–1997
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, 1997–2001
Sir Philip Watts, 2001–2004
Sir Ronald Oxburgh, 2004–2005




Royal Dutch/Shell Group (1907–2005)


Following the union of Royal Dutch and Shell in 1907, both companies retained their own senior officials. In 1946, the Committee of Managing Directors was established to oversee the group of companies, and was led by a chairman. The Chairman of the committee was either the Managing Director/President-Director of Royal Dutch, or the Chairman of Shell. In October 2004 the Committee of Managing Directors was renamed the executive committee. The office was abolished on 20 July 2005 when Royal Dutch Petroleum and Shell Transport amalgamated.

Guus Kessler, 1946–1948
Barthold Theodoor Willem van Hasselt, 1949–1951
John Hugo Loudon, 1952–1965
Jan Brouwer, 1965–1970
Sir David Barran, 1970–1972
Gerrit Wagner, 1972–1977
Carmichael Pocock, 1977–1979
Dirk de Bruyne, 1979–1982
Sir Peter Baxendell, 1982–1985
Lodewijk Christiaan van Wachem, 1985–1992
Sir Peter Holmes, 1992–1993
Cor Herkströter, 1993–1998
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, 1998–2001
Sir Philip Watts, 2001–2004
Jeroen van der Veer, 2004–2005




Royal Dutch Shell plc (2005–2022) and Shell plc (2022–)


When Royal Dutch and Shell consolidated into a single company on 20 July 2005, the company's senior official became the chairman of the board of directors.

Aad Jacobs, 2005–2006
Jorma Ollila, 2006–2015
Charles Holliday, 2015–2021
Andrew Mackenzie, 2021–




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