Background
Veer, Jeroen van der was born on October 27, 1947 in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Veer, Jeroen van der was born on October 27, 1947 in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Delft University, Netherlands, 1976. Degree in Economics, Rotterdam University, Netherlands, 1976. Doctor (honorary), University Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 2005.
With Shell International, 1971—1974. Deputy manager central workshops Shell Nederland, 1974—1981. Marketing manager Shell United Kingdom, 1981—1984, manager corporation planning, 1984—1990.
Coordinator Africa, liaison officer Canada Shell International, 1991—1992. Managing director Shell Nederland, 1992—1995. President, Chief Executive Officer Shell Chemical Company, 1995—1997.
President Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, 2000—2004. Group managing director Royal Dutch Shell plc, 1997—2009, chief executive, 2004—2009. World president Society Chemical Industry, 2002—2004.
Board directors Shell Canada Limited, 2003—2005. Advisory director Unilever, 2002—2004, non-executive director, since 2004, Royal Dutch Shell plc, since 2009. Member supervisory board Royal Philips Electronics, since 2009, International Netherlands Group Group, since 2009, vice chairman, since 2009.
Supervisory board member Dutch Central Bank, 2000—2004.
Married Mariette van der Veer. 3 children.