THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
MAY 26, 2009, 3:23 A.M. ET
By James Herron
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
LONDON (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s (RDSB.LN) chief of gas, power and renewable energy Linda Cook has resigned unexpectedly, and will step down as an executive director of the company effective June 1, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
Cook, who has been with the company for 29 years, played a key role at Shell overseeing its largest single project – the Pearl gas-to-liquids plant in Qatar – and significant investments in liquefied natural gas.
However, the company recently said it will make no significant new investments in solar and wind energy, switching its focus instead to biofuels, which is led by Shell’s oil products and refining division.
Cook, along with exploration and production chief Malcolm Brinded were candidates to replace Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer when he retires at the end of June, but lost out to Chief Financial Officer Peter Voser.
“I am most grateful to Linda Cook for her many important contributions to the success of our company. Shell’s LNG capacity has risen by over 60% in the last five years, with more to come,” said van der Veer.
At 0722 GMT, Shell shares in London were down 0.5%, or 8 pence, at 1627p in a broadly lower FTSE 100 market.
Company Web site: http://www.shell.com
-By James Herron, Dow Jones Newswires; +44 (0)20 7842 9317; [email protected]
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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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