Peter Voser to be next Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell plc


The Hague, 29 Oct 2008 – The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc today announced that
Peter Voser will succeed Jeroen van der Veer as Chief Executive, effective 1
July 2009.
Voser (50) is Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Board since October
2004.

 “I am delighted to announce Peter Voser as the next Chief Executive of Royal
Dutch Shell,” said RDS plc Chairman Jorma Ollila. “Peter has the experience,
qualities and personal leadership to drive Shell forward, building on the strong
position established by Jeroen van der Veer.”

“Voser’s selection came after a comprehensive assessment and review of internal
and external candidates led by the Board Nomination and Succession Committee,”
Ollila added.

Voser joined the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies in 1982 and has held a
number of finance and business roles in Switzerland, Argentina, Chile and the UK
until March 2002.  He then joined Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) Ltd as Chief Financial
Officer, returning to Shell four years ago.

Voser, a Swiss citizen, was born in Baden, Switzerland. He is married and has
three children. Voser graduated in business administration from the University
of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland, in 1982.

Note to Editors

Peter Voser, a Swiss citizen, graduated in business administration from the
University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, in 1982.

From August 1982 to March 2002 Voser was employed by the Royal Dutch/Shell Group
of companies in a variety of finance and business roles. During this time he
worked in Switzerland (5 years), UK (8 years), Argentina (5 years) and Chile (2
years).

After moving back to London from Chile in early 1997, Voser became the Group
Chief Internal Auditor. In 1999 he was nominated as CFO in Shell Europe Oil
Products before becoming CFO of the Global Oil Products Business (early 2001),
and a member of the Oil Products Executive Committee.

Voser was appointed Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and Member of the Group
Executive Committee of the Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) Group of Companies, based in
Switzerland, in March 2002. ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies
operating in around 100 countries and employs some 110,000 people. In addition
to his role as CFO, he was also responsible in the Executive Committee for Group
IT and the Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals business (upstream and downstream). He
was a Board member of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland
until September 2004.

Voser became Chief Financial Officer and a Managing Director of  The "Shell"
Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. on 4 October 2004.

Voser was appointed to the Board of Directors of UBS AG in April 2005.

Voser was born in August 1958 in Baden, Switzerland. He is married to Daniela
and they have two daughters and a son.

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Cautionary Note
The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns
investments are separate entities. In this announcement “Shell”, “Shell group”
and “Royal Dutch Shell” are sometimes used for convenience where references are
made to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the
words “we”, “us” and “our” are also used to refer to subsidiaries in general or
to those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no useful
purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies.
‘‘Subsidiaries’’, “Shell subsidiaries” and “Shell companies” as used in this
announcement refer to companies in which Royal Dutch Shell either directly or
indirectly has control, by having either a majority of the voting rights or the
right to exercise a controlling influence. The companies in which Shell has
significant influence but not control are referred to as “associated companies”
or “associates” and companies in which Shell has joint control are referred to
as “jointly controlled entities”. In this announcement, associates and jointly
controlled entities are also referred to as “equity-accounted investments”.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements concerning the financial
condition, results of operations and businesses of Royal Dutch Shell. All
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factors that could affect the future operations of Royal Dutch Shell and could
cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements included in this announcement, including (without
limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in
demand for Shell’s products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and
production results; (e) reserve estimates; (f) loss of market and industry
competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated with the
identification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets, and
successful negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of
doing business in developing countries and countries subject to international
sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including
potential litigation and regulatory effects arising from recategorisation of
reserves; (k) economic and financial market conditions in various countries and
regions; (l) political risks, including the risks of expropriation and
renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental entities, delays or
advancements in the approval of projects and delays in the reimbursement for
shared costs; and (m) changes in trading conditions. All forward-looking
statements contained in this announcement are expressly qualified in their
entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section.
Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Each
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this announcement,
October 29, 2008. Neither Royal Dutch Shell nor any of its subsidiaries
undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statement as a result of new information, future events or other information. In
light of these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied
or inferred from the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement.
Please also refer to the Annual Report and Form 20-F for the year ended December
31, 2007 for a description of certain important factors, risks and uncertainties
that may affect Shell's businesses.


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This Report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into:

a) the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Royal Dutch Shell plc and Shell
International Finance B.V. (Registration Numbers 333-126726 and 333-126726-01);
and

b) the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc
(Registration Numbers 333-126715 and 333-141397).