Peter Voser
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Born | Peter Robert Voser 29 August 1958 |
Nationality | Swiss |
Alma mater | Zurich University of Applied Sciences |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | –present |
Title | Chairman and interim CEO of the ABB and the Royal Dutch Shell |
Board member of | Roche Holding AG / IBM Corporation |
Spouse(s) | Daniela Voser |
Children | 3 |
Peter Robert Voser (born 29 August 1958)[1] is a businessman, who is currently the Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer of the Swedish-Swiss company ABB.[2] He served as the CEO of the Dutch-British corporation Royal Dutch Shell from July 2009 to December 2013. He started his career at Royal Dutch Shell in 1982, working in a number of finance and business roles in different countries. Between 2002 and 2005 he served as chief financial officer for the Swedish-Swiss company ABB and the Dutch-British corporation Royal Dutch Shell. In 2004, he was appointed Royal Dutch Shell's chief financial officer (CFO) and then CEO in July 2009.
Early life[edit]
Voser was born in Baden, Switzerland in 1958.[3] From 1979 to 1982 he studied for a Business Administration degree from Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland.[4]
Career[edit]
In 1982, at age 24, Voser joined Shell and held a variety of finance and business roles in Switzerland, the UK, Argentina and Chile, as well as chief financial officer of Oil Products.[5]
From 2002 to 2004, Voser was CFO and an executive committee member of the Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) Group of Companies. Voser is active in a number of international and bilateral organisations, including the European Round Table of Industrialists and The Business Council.
In 2010, he became a director of Catalyst, a non-profit organisation working to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women at work.
On 2 May 2013, it was announced that Voser would retire from Shell in the first half of 2014.[6] On 17 April 2019, Voser was named interim Chief Executive Officer of ABB. [7] and also Board Director in IBM since 2015.[8]
Other activities[edit]
Government agencies[edit]
- Economic Development Board (EDB) Singapore, Member of the International Advisory Council[9]
Corporate boards[edit]
- Temasek Holdings, Singapore Member of the Board of Directors (since 2015)[10]
- PSA International, Singapore, Chairman (since 2019)[11]
- ABB, Sweden, Chairman of the Board of Directors (since 2015)
- IBM, USA, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2014)[12]
- Roche, Switzerland, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2011)
Recognition[edit]
In July 2011, His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei awarded Voser the title of Dato Seri Laila Jasa in recognition of his services to Brunei.[13]
Controversy[edit]
Royal Dutch Shell paid former chief executive Peter Voser £22m in his last years 2012–2013 through share awards and other performance-related bonuses while the company failed to perform well. Voser was responsible for the controversial projects of the US oil shale lands, the Niger Delta and the Arctic oil exploration.[14]
Personal life[edit]
Voser is married to Daniela and has three children.[15] Since September 2013 he has been serving in the position of the chairman of the St. Gallen Foundation for International Studies, replacing Josef Ackermann.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ Forbes.com
- ^ "ABB names Peter Voser as interim CEO".
- ^ Munzinger.de
- ^ "Peter R. Voser: Executive profile and biography". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "News & Views".
- ^ "ROYAL DUT ADR'B' : ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - CEO Peter Voser to retire in 2014". 4 Traders. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "ABB names Peter Voser as interim CEO".
- ^ "Meet the board".
- ^ International Advisory Council Economic Development Board (EDB).
- ^ Forshaw, Stephen. "Temasek Appoints Three More Board Members". Temasek Holdings. Temasek Holdings. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Peter Voser named as new chairman of PSA International". Seatrade Maritime. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "IBM Elects Two New Members to Its Board of Directors". marketwatch. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "News & Views".
- ^ Former Shell chief paid £22m over two years despite profit warning Annual report reveals how Peter Voser made enormous gains through share awards and other performance-related bonuses, The Guardian 13 March 2014
- ^ Peter Voser biography at Shell.com Archived 30 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ International Students’ Committee, Changes in the Board of Trustees[permanent dead link], retrieved 25 May 2012.
- European Round Table of Industrialists - Members
- Catalyst: Boards
- Roche announces change in Board of Directors
- Peter Voser entry on Roche Board of Directors
External links[edit]
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