Jeroen van der Veer (born 27 October 1947) is a Dutch businessman. He is the chairman of Philips,[1] and a former chief executive officer (CEO) of Royal Dutch Shell.[2]
Van der Veer joined Shell in 1971 and worked in manufacturing and marketing in the Netherlands, Curaçao and the United Kingdom. In March 2007 it was announced that Mr. van der Veer's contract as CEO would be extended to June 2009 some twenty months beyond his normal retirement date of October 2007.[4] He was the first executive director of Shell to stay in office beyond the age of 60. He retired as chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell June 2009, and remains on the board of directors. He also is a non-executive director of Unilever[5] and chairman of Platform Bèta Techniek (which organized the 2010 Science & Technology Summit in The Hague, which had Neil Armstrong and Steve Wozniak as keynote speakers, an event which Van der Veer headlined).
In 2009, Van der Veer was appointed a member of the supervisory board of Philips.
In October 2015, van der Veer was appointed honorary global chairman of London Speaker Bureau, with whom he is also a speaker.[6] In May 2019, van der Veer was appointed as a member in the board of directors of Prorsum, a Swiss sustainable investment advisor.[7]
Personal life
van der Veer is married to Mariette and has three daughters.
Honours
A Royal honour was conferred upon van der Veer to mark his retirement in 2009. He has been appointed by the Queen of the Netherlands as a Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau. In 2010 Jeroen van der Veer was presented with Singapore's Honorary Citizen Award by President S.R. Nathan at a ceremony held in Singapore on 25 February 2010.[8] The Honorary Citizen Award is the highest form of recognition for outstanding contributions to the country's growth and development.
References
^"Supervisory Board - Our management - Company - About". Philips.
^"Jeroen van der Veer: Een tikje tegendraads," in FEM Business, nr. 6, 2001.
^"Retirement announcement". from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^Biographies of Simon Henry, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard GCMG, Wim Kok, Nick Land, Jorma Ollila, Jeroen van der Veer and Hans Wijers[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
^"London Speaker Bureau". from the original on 2015-11-08.
^"Neues Verwaltungsratsmitglied beim institutionellen Berater Prorsum". www.institutional-money.com.
^"Singapore Confers Prestigious Honorary Citizen Award on Retired chief executive of Shell". from the original on 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
External links
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jeroen, veer, born, october, 1947, dutch, businessman, chairman, philips, former, chief, executive, officer, royal, dutch, shell, veer, 2015born, 1947, october, 1947, utrecht, netherlandsalma, materdelft, university, technologyerasmus, university, rotterdamocc. Jeroen van der Veer born 27 October 1947 is a Dutch businessman He is the chairman of Philips 1 and a former chief executive officer CEO of Royal Dutch Shell 2 Jeroen van der Veervan der Veer 2015Born 1947 10 27 October 27 1947 age 75 Utrecht NetherlandsAlma materDelft University of TechnologyErasmus University RotterdamOccupationBusinessmanTitleChairman PhilipsSpouseMarietteChildren3 Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksEducation EditVan der Veer graduated in 1971 from the Delft University of Technology with an engineer s degree in mechanical engineering under Jan in t Veld where he had been teaching assistant with prof Pierre Malotaux 3 He went on to earn a master s degree in economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam In 2005 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria Career EditVan der Veer joined Shell in 1971 and worked in manufacturing and marketing in the Netherlands Curacao and the United Kingdom In March 2007 it was announced that Mr van der Veer s contract as CEO would be extended to June 2009 some twenty months beyond his normal retirement date of October 2007 4 He was the first executive director of Shell to stay in office beyond the age of 60 He retired as chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell June 2009 and remains on the board of directors He also is a non executive director of Unilever 5 and chairman of Platform Beta Techniek which organized the 2010 Science amp Technology Summit in The Hague which had Neil Armstrong and Steve Wozniak as keynote speakers an event which Van der Veer headlined In 2009 Van der Veer was appointed a member of the supervisory board of Philips In October 2015 van der Veer was appointed honorary global chairman of London Speaker Bureau with whom he is also a speaker 6 In May 2019 van der Veer was appointed as a member in the board of directors of Prorsum a Swiss sustainable investment advisor 7 Personal life Editvan der Veer is married to Mariette and has three daughters Honours EditA Royal honour was conferred upon van der Veer to mark his retirement in 2009 He has been appointed by the Queen of the Netherlands as a Commander in the Order of Orange Nassau In 2010 Jeroen van der Veer was presented with Singapore s Honorary Citizen Award by President S R Nathan at a ceremony held in Singapore on 25 February 2010 8 The Honorary Citizen Award is the highest form of recognition for outstanding contributions to the country s growth and development References Edit Supervisory Board Our management Company About Philips Bio at Shell public website March 4 2009 at archive org Accessed 18 12 2020 Jeroen van der Veer Een tikje tegendraads in FEM Business nr 6 2001 Retirement announcement Archived from the original on 2012 02 07 Retrieved 2020 02 21 Biographies of Simon Henry Lord Kerr of Kinlochard GCMG Wim Kok Nick Land Jorma Ollila Jeroen van der Veer and Hans Wijers permanent dead link Retrieved 14 July 2009 London Speaker Bureau Archived from the original on 2015 11 08 Neues Verwaltungsratsmitglied beim institutionellen Berater Prorsum www institutional money com Singapore Confers Prestigious Honorary Citizen Award on Retired chief executive of Shell Archived from the original on 2010 02 28 Retrieved 2010 03 02 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jeroen van der Veer World Energy Magazine The Future Is Gas Article at worldenergysource com World Energy Magazine Delivering Technology The Key Role of International Energy Companies Article at worldenergysource comBusiness positionsPreceded byPhilip Watts Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directorsof Royal Dutch Shell2004 2005 Succeeded byposition of CEO of Royal Dutch Shell createdPreceded byposition of CEO of Royal Dutch Shell created Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell2005 2009 Succeeded byPeter VoserPreceded byMaarten van den Bergh President Director of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company2000 2005 Succeeded byPosition dissolved July 2005responsibilities split betweenCEO Royal Dutch Shell Jeroen van der Veer andChairman Non Exec Royal Dutch Shell Aad Jacobs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeroen van der Veer amp oldid 1131647397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
