Jan Van Der Eijk Email & Phone Number

Dordrecht, Nl

In my consultancy I leverage the following experience/expertise/interests.1. During my career with Shell and post Shell (2010 onwards) I gained significant hands-on experience in managing large multinational business and technology organizations. Some highlights are described below: - People management : attraction and retention, performance management, extracting value from diversity ;- Business management: strategy , business planning, contracting, risk management , HSE (Health, Safety, Environment), JV management, customer relations (incl Asian/ME customers) - Technology&Innovation management : technology strategy (articulation as well as execution), idea generation, R&D portfolio management, use of TRL, organizational models to strengthen align R&D and business, open innovation, management of start up companies , management of VC investment portfolio’s, management of government sponsored public-private partnerships. 2. During my career with Shell and post Shell I gained (contents-)knowledge/expertise in a number of areas: Upstream Oil&Gas: my expertise is mainly in non-conventional oil and gas (Oil Sands mining, Heavy Oil upgrading, chemical EOR, contaminated gas,etc). Downstream Oil&Gas: I have in depth knowledge of process&product technologies for the cleaning and conversion of oil and gas to fuels and petrochemicals. Energy Efficiency: In Shell, I supervised a portfolio of technologies aiming to improve the energy efficiency of Shell’s operations and to reduce its carbon footprint. Additionally, I have a broad overview of technologies to enhance the energy efficiency of cities, buildings, lightning, transport, etc Renewable energy: : I have a strong grasp of technical and commercial developments in the ‘biomass to energy, fuels and chemicals’ area. Water. I have a broad overview of technology options

Starting as a research scientist in 1980, my 29 year career with Shell included a range of research, technology and business management positions in the Netherlands, the UK and the USA. In 2006 I was appointed as Shell’s first Group Chief Technology officer with responsibility for the development of the company’s technology strategy, and its implementation through a technical organisation of 30,000 with an annual R&D budget of more than $1 billion. In this role I was also responsible for the management of a global external network of knowledge and technology providers and for the early identification of breakthrough technologies of relevance to Shell.

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Shell Chemicals is a world leading producer and marketer of petrochemical building blocks such as higher and lower olefins, aromatics, epoxides, glycols, etc. As a member of the global management team of Shell Chemicals, I was responsible for the following:• Fulfillment of customer needs by provision of cost effective sales support, order fulfillment, logistics, credit management and HSE services (600 staff);• The strategy and financial performance of Shell’s Chemical Intermediates businesses (a.o. styrene, propylene oxide and derivatives, higher olefins, detergents, solvents, phenol, ethylene glycol). These global businesses have market presence in over 50 countries, operate an extensive manufacturing base (in NL, USA, Canada, Singapore and China) and create proceeds of $12-15 bln /a.• Oversight of Shell’s interests in related business Joint Ventures with combined revenues of approx $ 5 bln. In my additional role as CEO of Shell Chemicals Europe B.V. I was accountable for full compliance of this company with Dutch legal and fiscal regulations and for achieving – in good co-operation with the ‘Ondernemingsraad’ – productivity improvements.