Cayley replaces Gallagher in Aberdeen
By Ian Forsyth Published: 01/09/2010
The new boss of oil giant Shell in Aberdeen officially starts in the post today.
Previously, Glen Cayley (right) who has 30 years experience in the industry was based with the company in The Hague.
The new technical vice-president for Shell Upstream Europe is no stranger to the Granite City, however.
He gained a post-graduate degree in petroleum geology from Aberdeen University after graduating from Liverpool University with a BSc in geology.
After then spending more than 25 years with ExxonMobil, he joined Shell in 2006 as vice-president of global exploration.
Before his move to Aberdeen, he was Shells chief petroleum engineer and vice-president for development (front-end studies) for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Russia.
Mr Cayley said yesterday: I am looking forward to working with the teams at Shell Aberdeen.
Currently, Shell has an exciting development plan for the Fram field in the central North Sea and we continue to see opportunities to develop and shape our portfolio of assets to suit our strengths.
He has also joined the board of industry body Oil and Gas UK.
Mr Cayley added: In my new role, I hope to contribute where I can on UK industry priorities such as safety, work on oilspill prevention and response, maximising the recovery of the UKs oil and gas, and building a sustainable UK industry.
His Aberdeen predecessor, John Gallagher, is now executive vice-president for Shell Upstream Global Solutions, based in The Hague.
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.
