Shell CEO to step down, renewables chief to take over

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 16, 2022 12:03 am

LONDON: Shell announced on Thursday the exit of Ben van Beurden, its chief executive officer (CEO), as the United Kingdom oil and gas giant looks to reinvent itself under group renewables boss Wael Sawan.

Dutchman van Beurden, 64, will step down at the end of 2022 after nine years in charge of the energy titan and nearly four decades as a Shell employee.

This June 21, 2017 file photo shows Shell Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden speaking at a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) in the capital Moscow. AP PHOTO

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