9th Mar 2006 07:27
Press release Royal Dutch Shell plc The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc announce the intended election of Mr NickLand, currently Chairman of Ernst & Young LLP to replace Sir Peter Burt, whowill be retiring as a non-executive director of the Company following theAnnual General Meeting of Shareholders on 16 May 2006. The Board will proposeto the Annual General Meeting that Mr. Nick Land (58) be appointed as anon-executive director with effect from July 1st , 2006.Sir Peter Burt served as a member of the board of The "Shell" Transport andTrading Company Plc from 2002 to 2005 and on the Royal Dutch Shell Board sinceOctober 2004. He is now stepping down due to pressure of other commitments.Nick Land has been serving as the Chairman and Chief Executive of Ernst & YoungLLP and as a member of the Global Executive Board of Ernst & Young Global LLPsince 1995 from which positions he will stand down when he retires from thefirm on June 30th 2006. Nick Land qualified as an accountant in 1970 and hasbeen a partner since 1978.He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Judge Business School and theFinance and Audit Committees of the National Gallery.Sir Peter Burt, formerly Governor of the Bank of Scotland, is Chairman of ITVplc and Promethean plc.Ernst & Young are not the external auditors of the Company. They do render anumber of non-audit services to Royal Dutch Shell companies on an annual basis.Nick Land had no involvement in these services and will step down from allpositions at Ernst & Young upon joining the Board of the Company.ENDROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLCRelated Shares:
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