By Christopher Hope (Filed: 24/03/2006)
Shell has hired its first-ever technology guru in a bid to ensure that the oil and gas giant stays at the cutting edge of developing new alternative energies. Jeroen van der Veer, Shell's chief executive, will announce this morning that he has appointed Jan van der Eijk to be group chief technology officer from May 1.
Mr Van der Veer is keen to ensure that Shell is set apart from its rivals by its focus on new technologies.
Mr Van der Veer said: “This appointment is a significant step forward for the group and represents our firm commitment to a culture that fosters innovation with visible support for technical leadership at the most senior levels of the company.”
The new chief technology officer will report directly to Linda Cook on Shell's board. Mr Van der Eijk will lead a team of eight “chief scientists” appointed earlier this year and will be charged with drawing up “a group technology strategy and an annual group research and technology plan”.
Mr Van der Veer added: “Technology can be a key differentiator for Shell. For this to be the case, we must have world class research and development and effective technology application, aligned with our strategy and embedded in a real culture of innovation.”

















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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A head-cut image of Alfred Donovan (now deceased) appears courtesy of The Wall Street Journal.

























































