Marjan van Loon (57) from Helmond stops as a top woman at Shell Nederland. In 2016, she became the company’s first female president. “I am really proud of what we have achieved in recent years.”
In total, Van Loon worked for Shell for 34 years, of which she was at the helm for the past 7 years. She will resign from her duties on April 1. And she does that with a good feeling. “We have supplied the Netherlands with energy every day and that is increasingly clean energy,” she says.
Shell made a record profit of almost 40 billion last year, but at the same time there is criticism that the company invests too little in the energy transition.
Proud of Brabant origin
Earlier, Van Loon told talk show KRAAK about her way to the top. “It’s hard work and one step at a time.” She has also never forgotten her Brabant roots. “Be accessible and do it together.”
Van Loon is replaced by Frans Everts. He is currently responsible for global communications within Shell.