LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Dutch Shell PLC said on Thursday it has appointed Neil Carson as non-executive director, effective from June 1.
Carson is currently chair at Oxford Instruments PLC and TT Electronics PLC, and his most recent executive role was chief executive officer at chemicals group Johnson Matthey PLC for ten years from 2004 to 2014.
"As a non-executive director, Neil brings a track record of utilizing well his strong operational exposure, familiarity with capital intensive business and a first-class international perspective on driving value in complex environments," said Chair Chad Holliday.
Earlier on Thursday, Royal Dutch Shell reported current cost of supply (CCS) earnings excluding identified items attributable to shareholders, the firm's preferred metric, rose 36% to USD21.40 billion in 2018 from USD15.76 billion in 2017. Analyst consensus had predicted CCS earnings of USD20.98 billion.
Revenue for 2018 came in at USD388.38 billion, up 27% from USD305.18 billion last year.
Royal Dutch Shell's Class A shares closed up 3.8% at 2,362.00 pence, while its B shares closed up 3.7% at 2,368.88p on Thursday.
