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                 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL has appointed Wael Sawan as      CEng FIGEM IET
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                 replacing Maarten Wetselaar who has left the energy   PRESIDENT ELECT
                 company after 25 years.                            David Parkin
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                   Sawan had previously headed Shell’s oil and gas production
                 division. In his new position, he oversees Shell’s continued   VICE PRESIDENT  Published by IGEM
                 expansion into low carbon and renewable energies as well as   Andrew Musgrave  T: +44(0)1509 678 159
                 the power markets, key pillars in Shell’s strategy to reduce its   CEng FIGEM  E: general@igem.org.uk
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                   Sawan, 47, a Canadian citizen of Lebanese origin, is seen   Gordon Davies   26 & 28 High Street, Kegworth
                 by many as a potential successor to Chief Executive Ben van   CEng FIGEM  Derby
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                   Sawan has been replaced by Zoë Yujnovich, 46, who   BSc MSc FGS EngTech FIGEM
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                   Wetselaar, once himself seen as a candidate to take the top   ENQUIRIES:  It is believed that the
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                 oil company Cepsa starting January 1, 2022, Shell said.  T: +44(0)1509 678 186  on accurate and reliable
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                   Cepsa Chairman Ahmad Yahia Al Idrissi said in a statement
                 that Wetselaar’s appointment would help Cepsa speed up its
                 energy transition strategy.
                   Cepsa, owned by Mubadala and Carlyle, has started making
                 forays into renewable energy including signing a joint
                 venture with Masdar to develop wind and solar projects in
                 Spain and Portugal, and has built a 28.8MW wind farm in   UNLESS STATED ALL IMAGES ARE CREDITED TO SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
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