Born in The Hague, Netherlands, the son of former Shell president Hugo Loudon, John Hugo Loudon got a law degree at Utrecht University.[1] He joined the company in 1930, working in the oilfields of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.[2]
Career
In 1952, Loudon became the head of Shell Petroleum. In this role he tried to prevent discrimination between nationals and non-nationals in the work force.[3] In May 1960, he was featured on Time magazine's cover.[1][4] He resigned as the CEO of Shell in 1965 and continued to serve the company as chairman of the board of supervisory directors for the next 11 years.[1]
Following his role with Shell, Loudon was appointed the chairman of an international business advisory committee at Chase Bank by David Rockefeller. Loudon retired from this role in 1977.[3]
In 1931 he married Marie van Tuyll van Serooskerken who became lady in waiting to Queen Wilhelmina and with whom he had four children. Later he married Charlotte Van Sminia.[5]
Loudon spoke five languages and was a member of the Royal yacht Squadron.[3]
References
^ abcdAgis, Salpukas (9 February 1996). "John Loudon, 90, Ex-Head Of Royal Dutch/Shell Group". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
john, hugo, loudon, jonkheer, june, 1905, february, 1996, royal, dutch, shell, from, 1952, 1965, president, world, wide, fund, nature, 1958born27, june, 1905the, hague, netherlandsdied4, february, 1996, 1996, aged, haarlem, netherlands, nationalitydutchoccupat. Jonkheer John Hugo Loudon KBE 27 June 1905 4 February 1996 was the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell from 1952 to 1965 and the president of World Wide Fund for Nature John Hugo LoudonKBEJohn Hugo Loudon in 1958BornJohn Hugo Loudon27 June 1905The Hague NetherlandsDied4 February 1996 1996 02 04 aged 90 Haarlem Netherlands 1 NationalityDutchOccupation s CEO of Shell 1952 to 1965 President of WWF 1976 to 1981 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life EditBorn in The Hague Netherlands the son of former Shell president Hugo Loudon John Hugo Loudon got a law degree at Utrecht University 1 He joined the company in 1930 working in the oilfields of Lake Maracaibo Venezuela 2 Career EditIn 1952 Loudon became the head of Shell Petroleum In this role he tried to prevent discrimination between nationals and non nationals in the work force 3 In May 1960 he was featured on Time magazine s cover 1 4 He resigned as the CEO of Shell in 1965 and continued to serve the company as chairman of the board of supervisory directors for the next 11 years 1 Following his role with Shell Loudon was appointed the chairman of an international business advisory committee at Chase Bank by David Rockefeller Loudon retired from this role in 1977 3 Loudon became president of World Wide Fund for Nature in 1977 and served as president until 1981 Personal life EditIn 1931 he married Marie van Tuyll van Serooskerken who became lady in waiting to Queen Wilhelmina and with whom he had four children Later he married Charlotte Van Sminia 5 Loudon spoke five languages and was a member of the Royal yacht Squadron 3 References Edit a b c d Agis Salpukas 9 February 1996 John Loudon 90 Ex Head Of Royal Dutch Shell Group The New York Times Retrieved 3 May 2012 Presidents past and present World Wide Fund for Nature Retrieved 3 May 2012 a b c Salpukas Agis 9 February 1996 John Loudon 90 Ex Head Of Royal Dutch Shell Group Retrieved 15 March 2018 via NYTimes com John H Loudon of Royal Dutch Shell Time magazine Archived from the original on July 12 2007 Retrieved 3 May 2012 Person Page www thepeerage com Retrieved 15 March 2018 Business positionsPreceded byBarthold Theodoor Willem van Hasselt Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directorsof Royal Dutch Shell1952 1965 Succeeded byJan BrouwerGeneral Managing Director of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company title changed in 1956 to President Director 1952 1965 This article about a person from the Netherlands is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hugo Loudon amp oldid 1132502744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
