| Hugh Mitchell became head of the newly-formed HR and Corporate function with effect from July 1, 2009.
Hugh graduated from Edinburgh University, Scotland, with a MA (Hons) in Modern History in 1979. Later that year he joined Human Resources in Shell Exploration & Production in Aberdeen. Further HR and business roles followed across the UK and Brunei in both upstream and downstream businesses.
In 1997 he became HR Vice President for the Global Oil Products business, holding that position as a member of the Oil Products Executive Committee until 2003.
Hugh moved to The Hague in 2003 as Director International, one of the group’s Corporate Centre Directors.
In March 2005, Hugh was appointed Human Resources Director of Royal Dutch Shell plc and became a member of the Executive Committee in October 2007.
Hugh holds a number of external advisory board positions in human resources and education. |
