Sawan was born in Beirut in 1974.[1] He grew up in Dubai, and earned a master's degree in chemical engineering from McGill University in Canada.[1] He took a career break and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.[2]
Sawan joined Shell in 1997 as an engineer with Petroleum Development Oman.[2] In the mid-2000s he was country chair in Qatar, overseeing the planning and early stages of the Pearl Gas-to-Liquids (GtL) project.[citation needed] He rose to become head of Shell's integrated gas and renewables division, and succeeded Ben van Beurden as CEO on 1 January 2023.[3] In the summer of 2023 he announced that Shell will be dropping plans to cut oil production each year for the rest of the decade.[4]
Sawan received a pay packet of £7.9 million ($10 million) for 2023, having become chief executive at the start of last year on an annual salary of £1.4 million.[5]
Global Witness called such levels of pay “eyewatering … at a time when people are struggling to pay bills” and has hit out at levels of spending on renewable energy.[6]
Personal lifeedit
Sawan is married to Nicole, and they have three sons.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Who is Shell's new chief executive Wael Sawan?". The National. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ abShakespeare, Ananda (16 June 2014). "Wael Sawan". MEED. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ abSweney, Mark (15 September 2022). "Shell appoints Wael Sawan to replace outgoing chief Ben van Beurden". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^"'Pure climate vandalism': Shell backtracks on plans to cut oil". euronews. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^"Shell CEO Wael Sawan's total pay was $10 million in 2023". Reuters.com. 14 March 2024.
^Hunter, Michael (14 March 2024). "Shell CEO paid £7.9 million for 2023". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
wael, sawan, arabic, وائل, صوان, born, 1974, lebanese, canadian, business, executive, shell, since, january, 2023, sawan, 2010born1974, beirut, lebanonnationalitylebanese, canadianeducationmcgill, university, harvard, business, schooltitleceo, shell, plctermja. Wael Sawan Arabic وائل صوان born 1974 is a Lebanese Canadian business executive and the CEO of Shell plc since January 2023 Wael SawanSawan in 2010Born1974 age 49 50 Beirut LebanonNationalityLebanese and CanadianEducationMcGill University Harvard Business SchoolTitleCEO Shell plcTermJanuary 2023 PredecessorBen van BeurdenSpouseNicole SawanChildren3 sons Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life editSawan was born in Beirut in 1974 1 He grew up in Dubai and earned a master s degree in chemical engineering from McGill University in Canada 1 He took a career break and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School 2 He has dual Lebanese and Canadian nationality 3 Career editSawan joined Shell in 1997 as an engineer with Petroleum Development Oman 2 In the mid 2000s he was country chair in Qatar overseeing the planning and early stages of the Pearl Gas to Liquids GtL project citation needed He rose to become head of Shell s integrated gas and renewables division and succeeded Ben van Beurden as CEO on 1 January 2023 3 In the summer of 2023 he announced that Shell will be dropping plans to cut oil production each year for the rest of the decade 4 Sawan received a pay packet of 7 9 million 10 million for 2023 having become chief executive at the start of last year on an annual salary of 1 4 million 5 Global Witness called such levels of pay eyewatering at a time when people are struggling to pay bills and has hit out at levels of spending on renewable energy 6 Personal life editSawan is married to Nicole and they have three sons 1 References edit a b c Who is Shell s new chief executive Wael Sawan The National 15 September 2022 Retrieved 15 September 2022 a b Shakespeare Ananda 16 June 2014 Wael Sawan MEED Retrieved 15 September 2022 a b Sweney Mark 15 September 2022 Shell appoints Wael Sawan to replace outgoing chief Ben van Beurden The Guardian Retrieved 15 September 2022 Pure climate vandalism Shell backtracks on plans to cut oil euronews 15 June 2023 Retrieved 17 June 2023 Shell CEO Wael Sawan s total pay was 10 million in 2023 Reuters com 14 March 2024 Hunter Michael 14 March 2024 Shell CEO paid 7 9 million for 2023 Evening Standard Retrieved 14 March 2024 Business positions Preceded byBen van Beurden Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell2023 present Succeeded bynot applicable Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wael Sawan amp oldid 1213762541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
