Henk Dijkgraaf

Biography

 MSc Eng (Mining)DutchBorn 1947Appointed to the board in 2006, appointed as lead independent director in 2015Chairman of remuneration committee and member of risk and safety, health and environment committee and nomination, governance, social and ethics committee Mr HG Dijkgraaf is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Dutch natural gas companies, GasTerra, Gasunie and Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij. He held various positions in the Royal Dutch Shell group in a number of countries between 1972 and 2003 including the positions of President, Shell Nederland BV, Director, Shell Exploration and Production and Chief Executive, Gas, Power and Coal.   He is Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Eneco Holding NV, a major sustainable energy company in Western Europe, a member of the Board of the Southern African-Netherlands Chamber of Commerce and Deputy Chairman and Treasurer of the Netherlands Institute for the Near East.   He attended the Senior Executive Programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States in 1987

Research Interest

 Pharmaceutics