LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - London-listed oil company RoyalDutch Shell said board-member Josef Ackermann wouldretire as a non-executive director at its annual meeting in May.
Ackermann's departure from Shell is the latest retreat from high-profile corporate positions for the former Deutsche Bank chief executive.
He stepped down from the supervisory board of Germanengineering conglomerate Siemens in September, twoweeks after quitting as chairman of Zurich Insurance,following the suicide of the chief financial officer.
Shell's annual meeting is scheduled for May 20. The companyis holding a management day on March 13, when it will attempt towin round investors after a major profit warning in January.