Royal Dutch Shell plc

Ben van Beurden to become Shell Downstream Director

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, October 10, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) today announced the appointment of Ben van Beurden
as Downstream Director, effective January 1, 2013. In his new role, van Beurden
will become a member of Shell's Executive Committee and will take over from Mark
Williams who will be returning to the United States and leaving the company
after 33 years' distinguished service.
Van Beurden, a Dutch national and currently Shell's Executive Vice President
Chemicals, has a masters degree in Chemical Engineering from Delft University in
the Netherlands. He joined Shell in 1983 and has held various engineering, plant
management and operations and commercial roles in the Netherlands, Africa,
Malaysia, UK and the USA.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		Royal Dutch Shell plc

Date: 11 October 2012	By:	/s/ M.C.M. Brandjes
	Name:	M.C.M. Brandjes
	Title:	Company Secretary

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