March 28, 2007
Steve Hawkes
Jeroen van der Veer took over a poisoned chalice in 2004 when he stepped into the breach at Royal Dutch Shell.
Since then he has done all that could have been expected of him.
He has restored the group’s reputation and positioned it for growth.
His problem is the legacy of the reserves scandal that led to his elevation in the first place.
Shell simply needs to find more oil and gas around the world, or risk falling behind its fierce rivals BP and Exxon.
Malcolm Brinded is the clear favourite to take over in 2009, but mainly because there is no apparent alternative.
Tony Hayward had three competitors before landing the top job at BP.
In persuading Mr van der Veer to stick around, Shell is signalling that it wants to choose from a larger pool of candidates.
The odds on Mr Brinded taking over could begin to lengthen.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article1580829.ece
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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