Shell Names Ex-Mining Boss as Chair, Offers 50% Female Board (1)

Royal Dutch Shell Plc appointed former BHP Group executive Andrew Mackenzie as chairman, and said its board would have as many women as men on it for the first time.

A fossil-fuel man through-and-through, Mackenzie worked for BP Plc for 22 years and later served as chief executive of mining giant BHP. Yet more pertinently to Shell, the 64-year-old Scot is credited for being ahead of the curve on climate change and gender issues in the natural resources industry.

“Andrew brings to Shell his experience of leadership, his global outlook, and a deep understanding of the energy business and climate ...