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Peter R. Voser

Peter R. Voser

Peter R. Voser

Retired Chief Executive Officer, Royal Dutch Shell plc
Peter R. Voser

Director since: 2015

  • Committees
    • Audit (Chair)
    • Executive
  • Key Contributions
    • Significant financial expertise and understanding of financial reporting and accounting principals as former chief financial officer of Royal Dutch/Shell Group
    • Extensive experience with complex operational issues facing multinational companies and risk management as chairman of ABB Ltd. and chief executive officer of Royal Dutch Shell plc
    • Deep understanding of emerging technology, digital transformation and cybersecurity

Mr. Voser, 66, joined Shell in 1982 and held a variety of finance and business roles including chief financial officer of Oil Products. In 2002, he joined the Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) Group of Companies as chief financial officer and a member of the ABB Group executive committee. Mr. Voser returned to Shell in 2004, becoming a managing director of The Shell Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. and chief financial officer of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group. He was appointed chief executive officer of Royal Dutch Shell plc in 2009 and held that position until his retirement in late 2013. Mr. Voser was named chairman of ABB Ltd. in 2015 and was the interim chief executive officer from April 2019 until February 2020. He is a director of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, as well as Group Chairman of the Board of PSA International Pte Ltd, Singapore, a Temasek subsidiary. Mr. Voser is also active in a number of international and bilateral organizations. Additionally, from 2011 until 2019, he was a director of Roche Holding Limited.

Top Strategic Skills

Top Strategic Skills

Risk Oversight/Risk Management
Innovation and Emerging Technologies
Cybersecurity
Government, Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Financial Expertise/Literacy

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