Mark Williams

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Lubricants
• Business to Business
• Chemicals
• Supply & Distribution
• Alternative Energies
• Trading
• CO2

Regional Responsibilities

Europe (excluding UK and the Netherlands)

Background

Mark Williams became Downstream Director with effect from January 1, 2009.
Mark graduated summa cum laude from Carleton College, Minnesota, USA, with a Bachelors degree in Physics.  He received a Masters degree in Theoretical Physics from Oxford University in 1975, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and a Doctorate and Masters degree in Physics from Stanford University in 1979.  He was captain of the Carleton College football team and played rugby at Oxford.
He joined Shell in 1979 as a research physicist for Shell Oil Exploration & Production in the USA. Highlights of his career include being Engineering Manager for Shell Offshore Inc., Operations Manager for Shell Western EP Inc, Head of EP Staff Planning and Head of Downstream Strategy for Shell Oil Co, and Vice President Transportation for Equilon Enterprises LLC, the Shell and Texaco joint venture in the USA.
Mark later held the positions of Executive Vice President, Global Businesses, and Vice President of Strategy, Portfolio and Environment for Oil Products. In 2004, he was appointed the Executive Vice President of Supply and Distribution in Shell Downstream Inc., a position he held until December 31, 2008.
He is a member of the Board of Visitors McDonald Observatory, University of Texas, and a Trustee of Carleton College.  He also formerly chaired the Downstream Committee of the American Petroleum Institute.

Personal

Mark, a US citizen, was born in 1951. He and his wife, Candace, have two children.

 
Note: the organisational changes resulting from the reallocation of responsibilities reflected above are subject to consultation with staff representative bodies, as appropriate.