Business Chief Europe Magazine February 2020 | Page 98

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Ben van Beurden

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL

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Ranking in first place is Bernardus Cornelis Adriana Margriet “ Ben ” van Beurden , CEO of oil supermajor Royal Dutch Shell , the largest public company in Europe . Achieving an annual revenue of over US $ 388.4bn , the British-Dutch company ranks in ninth place on Forbes ’ Global 2000 . With a career spanning over 35 years , van Beurden became CEO in January 2015 , succeeding Peter Voser , making him the second Dutch CEO of the company since its creation in 2004 . The company continues to operate through its three major segments : Upstream , Downstream , and Corporate .
Shell has won countless awards , and ranked across a number of Forbes awards for Best Employer 2019 in the following categories : New Grads , Diversity , Women , and in the America and Canada regions . FEBRUARY 2020