Jeroen van der Veer (born 27 October 1947) is a Dutch businessman. He is the chairman of
Philips
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (), commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. Since 1997, it has been mostly headquartered in Amsterdam, though the Benelux headquarters i ...
, and a former chief executive officer (CEO) of
Royal Dutch Shell
Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New Yo ...
.
Education
Van der Veer graduated in 1971 from the
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Delft), also known as TU Delft, is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. As of 2022 it is ranked by QS World University Rankings among ...
with an
engineer's degree in
mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...
under
Jan in 't Veld
Jan in 't Veld (16 December 1925 – 27 January 2005) was a Dutch aerospace engineer and professor of industrial organization at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Technical University of Delft. In the Netherlands he was one of the pionee ...
, where he had been teaching assistant with prof
Pierre Malotaux
Pierre Charles-André Malotaux (28 April 1923 – 14 February 2016) was a Dutch organizational theorist, business consultant, and Professor of Business Administration at the Delft University of Technology. His is known with Jan in 't Veld for deve ...
. He went on to earn a master's degree in economics from
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Erasmus University Rotterdam (abbreviated as ''EUR'', nl, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam ) is a public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th-century humani ...
. In 2005, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the
University of Port Harcourt
The University of Port Harcourt is located in Choba in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria. It was established in 1975 as University College, Port Harcourt and was given university status in 1977. The University of Port Harcourt was rank ...
in Nigeria.
Career
Van der Veer joined Shell in 1971 and worked in manufacturing and marketing in the Netherlands,
Curaçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
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. He was the first
executive director
Executive director is commonly the title of the chief executive officer of a non-profit organization, government agency or international organization.
The title is widely used in North American and European not-for-profit organizations, though ...
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
Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company with headquarters in London, England. Unilever products include food, condiments, bottled water, baby food, soft drink, ice cream, instant coffee, cleaning agents, energy dri ...
and chairman of ''Platform Bèta Techniek'' (which organized the 2010
Science & Technology Summit in
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
, which had
Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor.
...
and
Steve Wozniak
Stephen Gary Wozniak (; born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname "Woz", is an American electronics engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, inventor, and technology entrepreneur. In 1976, with business partner Steve Jobs, he c ...
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
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (), commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. Since 1997, it has been mostly headquartered in Amsterdam, though the Benelux headquarters i ...
.
In October 2015, van der Veer was appointed honorary global chairman of London Speaker Bureau, with whom he is also a speaker. In May 2019, van der Veer was appointed as a member in the board of directors of
Prorsum, a Swiss sustainable investment advisor.
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
The Order of Orange-Nassau ( nl, Orde van Oranje-Nassau, links=no) is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands.
The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has ...
. 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.
The Honorary Citizen Award is the highest form of recognition for outstanding contributions to the country's growth and development.
References
External links
World Energy Magazine - The Future Is Gas?Article at worldenergysource.com
World Energy Magazine - Delivering Technology: The Key Role of International Energy CompaniesArticle at worldenergysource.com
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1947 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Utrecht (city)
Delft University of Technology alumni
Erasmus University Rotterdam alumni
Dutch chief executives in the oil industry
Chairmen of Philips
Unilever people
Shell plc people
University of Port Harcourt people
Chief Executive Officers of Shell plc
Equinor people
Honorary Citizens of Singapore