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Tip for Shell CEO Voser on who to fire

FROM A SHELL INSIDER

MR OVERPROMISE AND UNDERDELIVERY

Tip for Voser: if production is declining for the seventh year in a row while predicting all those years it would increase, thereby justifying the enormous investments, what does this say of your head of upstream? You know the bald fellow with the facial hair? Him with the same senile smile as Tony Blair? The mother of all micro managers? The one who did the same when he was the boss of Expro? The one being accused of criminal behaviour resulting in the death of two workers on Brent? The one who ‘manages’ some 200 projects personally? The one who surrounds himself with sycophants? (FYI a sycophant is a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite). Yes, I mean Brinded. And to be more explicit: you should fire him asap. Shell will next year probably go below 3 mln bopd if we extrapolate your performance. And you think so too with the remarks of freezing the dividend. Firing another 1000 is not going to help, you should fire Brinded. It is quality that counts, not quantity! read more

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Shell says former Shell exec Paddy Briggs should choose his friends more carefully

A SHELL INTERNAL EMAIL DATED 25 JUNE 2007 SUPPLIED TO JOHN DONOVAN UNDER DATA PROTECTION ACT LAW

From:
Sent: 25 June 2007 13:57
To:
Subject: RE: DONOVAN – WEBSITE

FYI, xxxxxs latest contribution – I think he should choose his friends more carefully….

In the absence of “Tell Shell” I think that this is possibly the best forum for those of us who care about Shell and have informed opinions about the company to share with others. The Donovans perfume (subsequently corrected!) a very useful function and, whilst I don’t always agree with them, I do admire them and certainly do not question their motives or their integrity. read more

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Shell executive director Matthias Bichsel video ridiculed

By John Donovan

A video presentation made by Matthias Bichsel, Director Projects & Technology, Royal Dutch Shell plc has been ridiculed by contributors to the Shell Blog on the website royaldutchshellplc.com.

A posting by a Shell insider known as “Guest1” is particularly scathing.

Some extracts…

Having seen the crap by Bichsel I have little to add to the others. He also looks like a worn out old fart, ready to get a heart attack any moment. He lives a stressful life: always lying and manipulating so always looking over his shoulder who may attack him and always remembering what he said to whom and when. Very tiring. read more

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Shell lawyers prepared to give false information to Fox News

Shell also said in its statement that the company had "always refrained from commenting on specific issues raised by the Donovans..." This was to put it politely, totally untrue. Shell has often supplied us with comment for publication in respect of specific issues.

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Shell spying globally on its own employees

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Shell General Business Principles

We are judged by how we act – our reputation is upheld by how we live up to our core values honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our eight Business Principles are based on these core values and indicate how we promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, and pride in what we do.

The above text is the web page heading on shell.com: “Shell General Business Principles

Shell trumpets about its respect for people. We assume this is also meant to include Shell employees.  Shell says it promotes openness. read more

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Complete and utter disarray at Royal Dutch Shell

By John Donovan

The current out of control situation for Shell in relation to the website royaldutchshellplc.com speaks volumes about the laughable incompetence of its senior management and Shell’s army of in-house and external lawyers.

First we have the extraordinary endorsement by Shell of the website in an email sent to Fox News..

“John and Alfred Donovan well known in UK / Hague. They perceive Shell played them and so have made it their mission to embarrass, belittle and criticize Shell, which they do quite well. Their website, royaldutchsellplc.com is an excellent source of group news and comment and I recommend it far above what our own group internal comms puts out.” read more

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Shell IT espionage and dirty tricks

By John Donovan

The significance of a counter-measures team set up by Shell in March 2007 is now becoming clearer. We only became aware of it due to a Shell internal email dated 9 March 2007 released to us as a result of an application to Shell under the Data Protection Act.

Days later, on 21 March 2007, Shell initiated an IT project to “monitor internal e-mails from Shell servers globally to Donovan and is also monitoring web traffic to determine internal traffic to their website”. The relevant Shell internal email states: “There is history of several former employees taking internal laundry to Donovan also, internal e-mails have appeared on his website.” read more

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Age and racial discrimination alleged in Shell jobs restructuring

By John Donovan

The allegations of racism at Shell made by this Shell insider (name and email address supplied to us) comes as no great surprise bearing in mind the way Shell employees in Malaysia and Ethiopia have been treated.

POSTING ON SHELL BLOG BY A SHELL INSIDER “Fred” on Dec 7th, 2009 at 8:36 pm

I fully agree with rockdude1950 since I have been observing all this from the sidelines and also find myself in that position.

Having been with Shell for 31 years (and being 55) I find that my performance has for the first time in my career deteriorated from high to below average in the short space of 6 months. I have also been unsuccessful in obtaining a position at EC-1 to EC-3 level. read more

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Action being taken in respect of sinister revelations in Shell emails

By John Donovan

The situation becomes ever more sinister regarding Shell’s reaction to this website royaldutchshellplc.com

On 4 December, an Internet security expert for a prominent US newspaper received an email purportedly from me – [email protected]. In fact, I sent no such email. It related to revelations contained in the Shell emails released to us under the Data Protection Act, and to the US National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance. The expert is investigating.

Within the documents Shell lawyers supplied in our first DPA application in 2007, was a Shell internal email dated 9 March 2007 revealing that a counter-measures team was being set up inside Shell and that it had decidedly hostile intent towards us and our website. read more

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From a leaked Shell email: More Shell Appointments under Voser Restructuring

By John Donovan

Shell’s attempts at stemming the flow of leaked Royal Dutch Shell confidential information to this website using external security organizations, involving sinister “invisible” (covert) activity, has self-evidently been less than successful. The flow has increased substantially over recent months, as regular visitors and Shell management will have noticed.

THE MOTIVA MAFIA

It appears that the involvement of “external contacts”, with FBI connections, resulted from concern in June 2009 over postings on our Shell Blog relating to Tom Purves, a Shell / Motiva Vice President.  Mr Purves and his alleged cronies, collectively described as “The Motiva Mafia”, have been the subject of serious allegations from our contributors and remain the target of hostile postings. read more

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SHELL SPIN ON PEARL GTL BUDGET

In the light of the information printed below, how can anyone be expected to believe anything Shell says…

ARTICLE PUBLISHED TODAY BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

NOVEMBER 23, 2009, 10:22 A.M. ET

THE BS:

Shell Pearl GTL Project To Cost $18B-$19B, In Line With Budget

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s (RDSB.LN) Pearl GTL in Qatar is expected to cost $18 billion to $19 billion, in line with its planned budget, a spokeswoman said Monday, underscoring progress made by the company in controlling its costs.

The news contrasts with the disclosure four years ago by the Anglo-Dutch oil company that costs at a giant Russian liquefied natural gas plant had doubled to $20 billion. read more

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REPLY TO “UNCLE TOM”

POSTING ON SHELL BLOG BY “shellwaarbenjijnu” (REPLY TO “UNCLE TOM” posting)

Uncle Tom – you are obviously an American to make such a comment about the arrogant Dutch taking “you” down the tube. History will record that the robust, strong, technically superior RDS was totally derailed by the Americanisation of the company as a quid pro quo for the buying out of the remaining Shell Oil stock in the 1980’s. The dreadful “transformation” of Shell was driven by Shell Oil parented personnel who brought in the short termism and such nonsense as Kotters “7 Habits of Successful people” and Senge’s “5th Discipline”. True insights such as those of Charles Handy were not only discouraged, they were essentially banned. Almost overnight Shell was turned away from being a successful technically strong company functioning on a core of motivated, loyal employees, a long term vision and core beliefs to being a Enron Wannabee. Many of us who had grown up in Old Shell were appalled by the arrogance, hubris, hype, hypocrisy and crass greed of the new breed of colleagues who were focused on one thing only – the end of year merit rise and bonus. Ridiculous and unsubstantiated claims on performance were the norm – a far cry from the modesty, even humility of the traditional RDS employee. The seeds of the what became the proved reserves issue were sown at that time. So please Uncle Tom reserve the word arrogant for the Americans who truly believed that they and only they knew about the oil business and had to come over to teach the hapless, ignorant Europeans what to do and how to do it. The once strong company has never recovered from the insights and assistance foisted upon it during the transformation years and, as you put it, has been going down the tubes ever since. read more

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Arch-critic emails over 400 Shell senior execs

Richard Wiseman, Royal Dutch Shell Plc Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer (Photo supplied by him for display on this website)

EMAIL MESSAGE SENT BY JOHN DONOVAN TO OVER 400 SENIOR SHELL EXECUTIVES

Congratulations!

I am writing to offer our best wishes on your appointment/new title, as announced on our website royaldutchshellplc.com within the lists of Shell senior executive appointments we published on 22 June and 3 August.

The unauthorised publication of leaked Shell confidential information on our site has become a news event in its own right, regularly reported by The Wall Street Journal and other news organisations. read more

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Shell flagship IT project “a monumental blunder”

POSTING ON OUR SHELL BLOG BY A WELL INFORMED REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR: IT4me

1 Million dollars a day. That is roughly the sum that Downstream continues to spend on its “GSAP” system, IT flagship of the “Downstream One” (globalisation) project. So how is it going ?

GSAP was launched in 2004 to the dismay of many experienced IT people. Here was an IT project straight out of the 1980s, with a sprawling bureaucracy, 10 year plans, propagandist newsletters, and all the baggage of the mainframe era. RISK factors were off the scale: a massive IT build, a revolution in the business, experimental offshoring, and no fallback plan ! Hadn’t we learned to stop doing things this way ? read more

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Shell/Motiva CEO Bob Pease dragged into Tom Purves controversy

By John Donovan

The following is a self-explanatory email I sent earlier today to Robert (Bob) Pease, President & Chief Executive Officer of Motiva Enterprises LLC, which is jointly owned by a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco and Shell.

From the Motiva Website:

Formed in 1998, Motiva Enterprises LLC operates primarily in the eastern and southern United States. Its operations include nearly 7,700 Shell-branded gasoline stations, three refineries with a combined capacity of 740,000 barrels per day, and ownership interest in 41 refined product storage terminals with an aggregate storage capacity of approximately 19.8 million barrels. read more

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Shell insiders constructive comments on “Transition 2009”

Real name and contact information supplied.

By “Jo Blow”

These are notable times in not only in the History of Royal Dutch Shell oil company, but also in the role of consumer awareness and corporate watchdog type forums.  It is unprecedented in terms of the volume of people that are riveted to the current debates taking place on royaldutchshellplc.com.  I understand the website is experiencing record traffic.

Certainly there are some comments on the site that are inflammatory and not well positioned, however in large there are a high number of quality and factual remarks surfacing day in and day out.  Shell may choose to dismiss this as disgruntled employees, however in my opinion this has grown beyond that stage.  I can’t speak for everyone, but I will tell you that I hold Shell in high regard, I think it has been and can be again the greatest company in the world.  Before that can happen the senior leaders of this once great company will have to muster the courage to acknowledge where they have been, commit to living the values they have endorsed, and listen to what the people are saying, because people are our most valued resource. read more

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Right of reply extended to Jeff Funkhouser, Production Manager, Shell/Motiva

Dear Mr Funkhouser

You may have seen the email I sent yesterday to Tom Purves inviting him to provide for unedited publication on our website, his response to the serious allegations leveled against him by contributors to our Shell Blog facility.

As you are probably aware, you have also been a target for some equally serious allegations.

Leaving to one side abusive comments and rumors, here is a list of some of the main allegations: –

1. You have helped to create a climate of fear by bullying Motivia employees, brandishing a knife on one occasion when allegedly threatening to gut employees like a fish. read more

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An email to Shell/Motiva Vice President, Tom Purves

EMAIL TO TOM PURVES: I am sure you must be aware that you are a constant source of controversy and debate on our website royaldutchshellplc.com with all manner of allegations concerning your alleged misconduct and alleged lack of ethics. The number of postings over the last 24 hours in particular is extraordinary. No other Shell executive from anywhere in the world attracts as many unfavorable posts on our site.

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A posting by Shell/Motiva Regional VP for Downstream Manufacturing on The Gulf Coast, Tom Purves?

It has been suggested by a knowledgeable source, that the Shell Blog posting below may have been made by Tom Purves, the Shell/Motiva Regional Vice President for Downstream Manufacturing on The Gulf Coast, sometimes referred to as "Uncle Tom" by a few contributors?

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Debate flares over Shell/Motiva refineries

Yesterday we published an article authored by “Jo Blow”, a contributor whose real name is known to us.

The article stimulated the Shell Blog comments published below:

From Motivaman

Jo blow,
On the contrary, I did not take offense at all to your post. Actually it made me see that I was making mistakes in my post. I am very sorry. I have been posting about our managers/leadership, but I guess I need to be more specific in what I am saying. I know there are a bunch of great people that make up our management. A lot more good people than are bad! read more

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Voser’s changes: what all this means at the personal level?

Bombarded by endless top-down initiatives, his hapless line management couldn't even manage a farewell card, nor a handshake, nor even a simple "goodbye" after what had been 20 years of dependable service. An embarrassed colleague escorted him from the building at the end of his last day.

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Shell insiders toxic reaction to Vosification job cuts

By John Donovan

The following information was posted on to our Shell Blog this morning by guest1, an extremely well-informed senior Shell insider whose real identity is known to us.

Voser cutting 600 top jobs. Nothing new, we could read that quite a while ago on the Donovan site. But what does this really mean? The head honchos are now expected to all combine two jobs. This is a nice recipe to get them overworked and overtired while the official explanation is ‘better coordination’. But they will be so exhausted that they cannot challenge projects that hit their desks for approval and so must rely on completed staff work by the underlings. The last few years this system has been tried and failed. read more

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95 per cent of Shell people are honest the rest are in senior management

Posting on Shell Blog by “Outsider”

As one senior Shell employee put it, “95% of the people at Shell are honest, ethical and extremely competent. Unfortunately the other 5% are in top management positions”

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Two men and a website mount vendetta against an oil giant

It is an awkward position for Shell, which was this month crowned by Fortune magazine as the world’s largest company. Trying to shut the website down would draw even more attention to it but letting it continue subjects the company to a constant barrage of negative news, allegations and insults, some of which is picked up by the mainstream media.

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Shell Email Leak Says US Convent Refinery Income Dismal -Blog

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

JULY 17, 2009, 2.47 AM ET

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Income performance at Motiva Enterprises LLC’s Convent refinery near Baton Rouge in Louisiana has been dismal since July 2008 and the company needs to cut costs to return to profitability, according to an internal email from part-owner Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB) which was leaked to a blog critical of the company.

“We are getting our costs in line at Convent in order to become competitive in a tough business environment,” the email sent to Motiva staff by manager David Brignac said. “We are considering reductions in operator positions, but no final decisions have been made on operator staffing levels,” he writes in the email posted Friday on royaldutchshellplc.com. read more

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Email from Shell official fuels rumors of Convent Refinery sale

By John Donovan

The Shell internal email printed below, supplied to us by a Shell insider, was circulated earlier today by David Brignac, an official at the Shell/Motiva Convent refinery, described as “a strategic site for Motiva and Shell”.

The content seems to be a badly botched attempt to deal with a number of rumors causing anxiety that has led to many postings by refinery employees on our Shell Blog facility.

Brignac appears to pour fuel on an already inflammatory situation by admitting that income performance at the refinery since July of 2008 has been dismal. Notably, he does not categorically deny that cost cutting is being undertaken to “better position the refinery for a sale”, conceding that “whenever we as a business entity are not generating income we are not in control of our own destiny”. This appears to be a clear warning to the refinery employees. read more

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Defending Shell’s good name and reputation

By John Donovan of royaldutchshellplc.com

There has been some discussion on our Shell Blog about the right to freedom of speech on the Internet. A regular contributor “motivaman” has referred to decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding this fundamental right.

Readers may be interested in comments made by Shell on such matters.

In unsuccessful proceedings Shell brought against us in 2005, in respect of the domain name royaldutchshellplc.com, Shell stated in a submission to The World Intellectual Property Organisation: read more

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Leaked Shell E-mail Reveals 62 Senior Executive Appointments

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

JUNE 22, 2009, 11:26 A.M. ET

LONDON (Dow Jones)–An internal e-mail from Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) leaked to a blog critical of the company has revealed the appointments of 62 senior executives to new roles within the restructured company.

The e-mail dated June 16, sent by incoming Chief Executive Peter Voser, was published Saturday on the blog royaldutchshellplc.com. A Shell spokesman said the company does not comment on purported leaks.

Effective July 1, Ceri Powell, former Executive Vice President, or EVP, for Strategy becomes EVP for Exploration for the company’s international operations, the e-mail said. Dave Lawrence, former EVP for global exploration moves to head up exploration in the new Shell Americas division. read more

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Voserfication at Royal Dutch Shell Plc

By John Donovan

Update on Structural Changes to Shell management by Peter Voser

We have published online the latest information received from a Shell insider source on the restructuring being carried out by Peter Voser (above), the incoming Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell Plc. 

This is part of what has been described on our Shell Blog as “Voserfication”. 

Extract from the document:

On May 27, Peter Voser shared his plans for the future Shell structure and ways of working. Today, June 8, we announce the EC-1 organisational structure across all businesses and functions.   read more

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File of outspoken articles about Royal Dutch Shell 2004 – 2009

File of outspoken articles about Royal Dutch Shell published by this website since 2004.

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Shell Blog Posting by Iain Percival, Royal Dutch Shell retired Global Chief Petroleum Engineer

By Iain Percival

I have now caught up with the news / comments having returned from a most refreshing break at my home in Scotland – no internet connection which is good, for a while at least 🙂

My two pence of observations are as follows.

1. I have written on several occasions that Shell upstream is populated by many, many seriously good and dedicated technical professionals who wish for nothing more than (i)an interesting and rewarding career coupled with recognition for good / original / innovative contribution , (ii) progression based not on WHO you know but on what you know (capability) and demonstrable delivery of technical and / or commercial contribution, (iii)  courageous, knowledgeable & honest leadership, (iv) minimal burden of dealing with “stuff”, (v)association with a well respected company name (brand Paddy??). read more

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Shell to cut 350-450 senior managers in overhaul – web site

Reuters

Sat May 30, 2009 9:49am EDT

LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) plans to cut 350-450 senior management roles as it restructures to cut costs and improve operational performance, according to a website to which Shell employees post internal information.

The cuts represent almost 30 percent of Shell’s “Senior Executive Group” layer of management, John Donovan, the operator of the Royaldutchshellplc.com website said. Earlier this week Shell announced a major restructuring but gave no targets for job or cost cuts.  read more

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Posting on Shell Blog: Voser is right that something must be done…

guest1

So, many people will go. This is inevitable since the numbers in the senior ranks grew out of all proportions. Since Herkstroter and Moody Stuart claimed in the mid 90s we were going to manage rather than do ourself this all started and now the ranks are swollen with self acclaimed managers who do not know what they are managing. So they are at the mercy of the consultants and service companies. And not only the numbers have swollen, there has been an inflation in the level of the jobs. Because if you have to manage rather than do, you are more important. Shell is now full of pointy haired bosses. And to top it all off: the number of senior jobs has increased, the levels of these jobs have increased but also the reward of the same levels has seen a dramatic increase in the more senior ranks. Couple that with the steep increase of especially american expatriates (the most expensive but also the most pliable ones) and it is obvious why costs have escalated beyond control. The corporate functions are now full of jobs with strange names that only shell insiders understand. A total disconnect with the rest of the outside world. (Example: Shell has no more reservoir engineers but ‘value creators’.) Drilling was the first with Drilling in the Nineties. Slogan: ‘When the rig goes, so goes the overhead’. The rigs came and went, the overhead only grew and the knowhow decined. Some 20 years ago the most senior driller was jgA. And good old Coen was on every brake in the world! Now there are umpteen jgB around who manage processes. After drilling, the rest followed. The results are evident. read more

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New Shell chief ready to slash and burn

Shell will also set up a new division to handle project delivery and technology. It will be led by Matthias Bichsel, who is also Swiss. Some Shell employees complained on their website Royaldutchshellplc.com that a "Swiss Mafia" is running the group.

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Shell shock as long-timer Cook is first to go in Voser cull

By SAM FLEMING
Last updated at 11:53 PM on 26th May 2009

Going: Linda Cook will leave Shell after nearly 30 years working for the firm

Going: Linda Cook will leave Shell after nearly 30 years working for the firm

A management shakeup is looming at oil giant Royal Dutch Shell as anointed chief executive Peter Voser prepares to take the helm. 

Shell yesterday announced the sudden departure of gas & power chief Linda Cook, who has been at the company for almost three decades. Cook will step down from the board next week and then leave her post at end of June. 

The surprise decision is thought to be a prelude to wide-ranging changes at the top, as Swiss-born Voser succeeds Jeroen van der Veer as chief executive. read more

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Shell braced for massive job cuts in Berlin summit

London Evening Standard

27.05.09

Senior managers at Shell today started a two-day conference where they will be told of large potential staff cuts.

The summit in Berlin comes a day after the oil giant’s head of gas, Linda Cook, left Shell after being passed over for the chief executive’s role.

That job is being taken up by Peter Voser, the company’s finance director, on 1 July. Shell insiders’ website Royaldutchshellplc.com reported that Voser will tell his top 100 managers that Cook’s old division will be merged with exploration and production in a move aimed at dramatic staff cuts. It is believed this was Voser’s platform on which he made his pitch to the board for the chief executive’s job. read more

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Shell To Restructure, Merge Three Units

Dow Jones NewsPlus – Global

By JAMES HERRON 

Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 

LONDON — Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) said Wednesday it will launch a major company restructuring, merging its exploration and production, gas and power and oil sands units into two new divisions as new Chief Executive Peter Voser puts his stamp on the company.

Shell’s current global head of exploration and production, Malcolm Brinded, will head up the larger of the new divisions, called Upstream International. Marvin Odum, currently Shell’s Executive Vice President for Exploration and Production Americas, will become director of Upstream Americas. read more

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Shell clears way for senior shake-up

Financial Times

By Ed Crooks and John O’Doherty

Published: May 26 2009 09:54 | Last updated: May 26 2009 18:53

Royal Dutch Shell cleared the way for a management shake-up under its new chief executive on Tuesday as expectations mounted that Europe’s biggest oil company will soon unveil a wide-ranging restructuring.

Shell announced the sudden departure of Linda Cook, head of the gas and power division, by “mutual agreement”.

Linda Cook

Linda Cook is stepping down from the board of Royal Dutch Shell

The news came as Shell’s top 200 managers gathered in Berlin for a two-day meeting, at which the company is expected to announce restructuring plans. read more

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Breaking News… Linda Cook, Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell Gas & Power Resigns…

Linda Cook, Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell Gas & Power

According to a reliable Shell insider source Linda Cook, Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell Gas & Power, is leaving Shell in just a few days time, on June 1, 2009, for sudden undisclosed reasons. 

The following posting was made on our Shell Blog at 8am UK time…

Linda Cook is stepping down. Peace at last, peace at last. Now there is room for talented women instead of token women. Will she return her stay-on bonus? Very curious what bullshit story she will now come up with! read more

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Shell Blog: Malcolm Brinded taken to task on ‘Overpromise vs Underdelivery

POSTING ON SHELL BLOG 21 MAY 2009

guest: One shareholder apparently asked Job: ‘why reward failure?’ I will explain. Brinded has been in a top job since 1998 (MD of Expro until current position). He EACH year has promised more than he could realise. And as top dog his behaviour gets copied, Shell has been very hot on behavioural attitudes since many years. Those attitudes better be in line with the top or else! Remember the famous presentation in 2000 ‘Overpromise vs Underdelivery’? This attitude has become ingrained in the corporate culture of Shell. So Job is to be forgiven, he did not know better, he thought this was how Shell wanted it…. read more

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Shell Blog Posting: Once a greedy pig, always a greedy pig.

Posting by “Guest”

Once a greedy pig, always a greedy pig. The top of Shell (and this top is now broad and deep) knows no shame anymore. And you know: gorillas breed gorillas, so what will greedy pigs breed? Where are the days of van Wachem? Loyalty, professionalism, hard work and fair pay. And the norms were decency and honesty, the system corrected or weeded out the bad apples. Now it stimulates these bad apples.

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