6th Sep 2012 08:00
RSA Insurance Group plc appoints Non-Executive Director
6 September 2012
RSA Insurance Group plc (RSA) today announces the appointment of Hugh Mitchell to its Board as a Non-Executive Director as of 26 September 2012.
Hugh is currently Chief Human Resources and Corporate Officer of Royal Dutch Shell plc where he has had a long and successful career.
Commenting on the appointment, RSA Chairman John Napier, said: "I am pleased to welcome Hugh to the Board. He will bring valuable experience and insights to the Board, to the Remuneration Committee and the Company generally.
Hugh said: "I'm pleased to be joining the Board of RSA. I look forward to working for a company in an essential industry with a long established heritage, facing the challenges and opportunities of the future."
Hugh is a member of the Shell Executive Committee, the Board for the Centre for Advanced Human Resources at Cornell University in the USA, and a Foundation Board member of IMD business school in Lausanne, Switzerland.
He was appointed a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in the USA in 2009 and is also an Honorary Vice-President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (UK).
There is no information required to be disclosed in respect of his appointment under Listing Rule 9.6.13R.
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About Hugh Mitchell
2005 - Present: Royal Dutch Shell plc - Chief Human Resources and Corporate Officer
2003 - 2005: Shell International BV - Director International
1997 - 2003: Shell International Ltd - VP Human Resources, Oil Products
1995 - 1997: Shell International Trading and Shipping - Human Resources Manager
1990 - 1995: Shell UK Exploration & Production - Business Services Manager
1986 - 1990: Brunei Shell Petroleum Company - Personnel Relations Advisor
1983 - 1986: Shell UK Ltd; Shell Haven Refinery - Various personnel roles
1979 - 1983 Shell Exploration & Production - Various personnel roles
About RSA
With a 300 year heritage, RSA is one of the world's leading multinational quoted insurance groups. RSA has major operations in the UK, Scandinavia, Canada, Ireland, Asia and the Middle East, Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe and has the capability to write business in over 130 countries. Focusing on general insurance, RSA has around 22,000 employees and, in 2011, its net written premiums were £8.1 billion.
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