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HISTORICAL FACTS: Ben van beurden - Caught on Camera

Shell’s former chief fuels fears it could quit London for New York

Ben van Beurden says company is undervalued in UK and US investors are ‘more positive’ about fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2024

Top UK CEOs handed 16% pay rise as millions of workers squeezed – as it happened

Data from the High Pay Centre thinktank showed FTSE 100 bosses collected an average £500,000 pay rise last year, taking their median pay to £3.9m

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

Huge £10m pay packet for ex-Shell boss while Brits struggle with astronomical energy bills

Some people have accused energy suppliers of profiteering off the war in Ukraine as the supply is causing prices to rise

Wales Online · Mar 9, 2023

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Shell’s van Beurden gets lucky. Harbour Energy doesn’t

Former CEO did handsomely on the back of high oil and gas prices while the windfall levy hits the small players harder

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

Shell chief’s pay package rose by more than 50% to nearly £10m in 2022

Campaigners and politicians criticise bonus for Ben van Beurden, who has since stood down

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

Shell’s CEO calls for business tax to help poorest consumers meet energy costs

Ben van Beurden said he wanted to see protection rather than intervention

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022

Shell chief: governments may need to tax energy firms to help the poor

Ben van Beurden also warns against EU moves to cap price of gas and electricity to protect consumers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022

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Ben van Beurden’s resignation at Shell takes 2022 tally of FTSE 100 CEO departures to 18

The top job at the UK’s most valuable company is changing hands at the end of the year

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2022

Top Financial Media Stories Thursday, September 15: US Railway Companies, Unions Reach Tentative Agreement, Tesla To Wind Down Stores In China's Flashy Malls, Netflix Could Face Legal Action Over South Korean Crime Drama And More..

Shell CEO to step down as oil giant looks to climate goals

Shell CEO Ben van Beurden is stepping down at the end of 2022 after nine years in charge as oil and natural gas companies are under pressure to shift away from fossil fuels

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden to step down

The change at the top of the UK’s most valuable company is the 18th FTSE 100 CEO resignation announced in 2022

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2022

Shell CEO to step down at end of year, as replacement is revealed

Current incumbent will remain as a board advisor until next June

Insider UK · Sep 15, 2022

Kwasi Kwarteng to lift cap on banker bonuses; John Lewis slumps to £99m loss –as it happened

Chancellor reportedly plans to lift the EU-imposed banker bonus cap as part of post-Brexit reforms; John Lewis says ‘uniquely uncertain’ outlook puts staff bonuses at risk

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022

Shell appoints Wael Sawan to replace outgoing chief Ben van Beurden

Energy firm’s head of integrated gas and renewables division will take overall control from 1 January

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022

Shell boss Ben van Beurden prepares to stand down, reports say

Energy firm shortlists four internal candidates to take over as chief executive in 2023

Wales Online · Jul 14, 2022

Shell boss warns of possible energy rationing to cope with global crisis

Ben van Beurden said they were facing a "really tough winter in Europe"

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

Europe could face energy rationing as ‘really tough winter’ looms, Shell boss warns

Ben van Beurden says Ukraine war fallout means big rise in bills and possible need to ration supplies

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 6, 2022

Shell Joins Qatar’s LNG Expansion Mega-Project

QatarEnergy on Tuesday signed a deal with Shell for the Gulf state's North Field East expansion, the first phase of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, following agreements with TotalEnergies, Exxon, ConocoPhillips and Eni. Shell will take a 6.25% stake in the North Field East expansion project, QatarEnergy…

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The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022

Shell boss faces investor rebellion over £13.5m pay package

Pirc urges shareholders at AGM to vote against Ben van Beurden’s ‘excessive’ pay

Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2022

Shell boss earns £6.3m in a year as households and motorists face cost of living crisis

Ben van Beurden saw his pay and perks leap by £1.1million in 2021, the industry giant’s annual report published today revealed. The windfall included a bumper £4.5million worth of bonuses

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2022

Shell chief’s pay rose by a quarter in 2021 to £6m

Ben van Beurden was paid 57 times more than median Shell worker, according to oil firm’s annual report

Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2022

Shell to shut Russian petrol stations and stop buying Urals oil

CEO Ben van Beurden said Shell’s decision to buy Russian oil ‘was not the right one and we are sorry’

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2022

Shell to Withdraw from Russian Oil and Gas

Shell oil last week and said it would withdraw completely from any involvement in Russian hydrocarbons over the country's invasion of Ukraine. "We are acutely aware that our decision last week to purchase a cargo of Russian crude oil ... was not the right one and we are sorry," Shell…

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

Shell ‘sorry’ for buying Russian oil last week

Boss Ben van Beurden said it was wrong to buy the shipment of crude oil.

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2022

Shell boss faces fury amid calls for windfall tax as cost of living soars

Shell boss Ben van Beurden, who has earned £70million in seven years as its CEO, promised shareholders a bumper dividend, insisting it was 'appropriate'. The company announced profits of £14billion

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