Rob Routs

Executive Director Downstream

Royal Dutch Shell plc

Dr. Rob Routs is Executive Director Downstream (Oil Products & Chemicals) and a Member of the Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc. His other responsibilities are Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading; Future Fuels & CO2; Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding Nigeria).

Rob was born in Australia and graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Eindhoven in The Netherlands, where he obtained a Ph.D. in Technical Sciences. He joined Shell in The Netherlands in 1976 and worked for Shell Canada from 1978 until 1999, finally as President Oil Products. He then led Shell Global Solutions – the Group’s research and technical services group – before becoming CEO of the Equilon refining and marketing joint venture in the United States. Following the Group’s acquisition of Texaco’s interests, he became the CEO of Shell Oil Products US and President of Shell Oil Company.

He became a Group Managing Director, joining the Committee of Managing Directors in 2003, and became Executive Director Downstream in October 2004.