At the end of July 2009 Shell CEO Peter Voser (above) said:
A new restructuring programme called Transition 2009 which we announced in June, will be completed by the end of this year. This will simplify Shell, and increase personal accountabilities. The top 600 management positions in the new organisation have been announced. This has enabled us to reduce the number of senior management positions by 20%, and substantial further staff reductions are likely.
From confidential information provided by Shell insider sources, we have already published over 450 of the top management appointments, citing names and job titles.