John Hugo Loudon

John Hugo Loudon
Born	The Hague, Netherlands
Died	February 4, 1996(1996-02-04) (aged 90) Haarlem, Netherlands^[1]
Cause of death	Respiratory failure^[1]
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	CEO of Shell (1951 to 1965) President of WWF (1976 to 1981)

John Hugo Loudon (June 27, 1905 – February 4, 1996) was the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell from 1951 to 1965 and the president of World Wide Fund for Nature.

Life

Born in The Hague, Netherlands, the son of former Shell president Hugo Loudon, John Hugo Loudon got a law degree at Utrecht University.^[1] He joined the company in 1930, working in the oilfields of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.^[2]

In May 1960, he was featured on Time magazine's cover.^[1]^[3] He resigned as the CEO and continued to serve the company as chairman of the board of supervisory directors for the next 11 years.^[1]

Business positions
Preceded by Barthold Theodoor Willem van Hasselt	Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors of Royal Dutch Shell 1952–1965	Succeeded by Jan Brouwer
Preceded by Barthold Theodoor Willem van Hasselt	General Managing Director of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (title changed in 1956 to President-Director) 1952–1965	Succeeded by Jan Brouwer

Chief Executives of Royal Dutch Shell

Pre-1946

Managing Director/ General MD of Royal Dutch Petroleum (1890-1946)	1890-1901 titled MD 1890–1892: Johannes Arnoldus de Gelder 1893–1900: Jean Baptiste August Kessler 1901–1902: Henri Wilhelm August Deterding 1902-1940 titled General MD 1902–1936: Henri Wilhelm August Deterding 1937–1940: Frits de Kok

Chairmen of Shell Transport & Trading (1897–1946)	1897–1921: Marcus Samuel 1921–1946: Walter Samuel

1946 to 2005

Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors

1946–1948 Guus Kessler
1949–1951 Barthold Theodoor Willem van Hasselt
1952–1965 John Hugo Loudon
1965–1970 Jan Brouwer
1970–1972 David Haven Barran
1972–1977 Gerrit Wagner
1977–1979 Carmichael Charles Peter Pocock
1979–1982 Dirk de Bruyne
1982–1985 Peter Brian Baxendell
1985–1992 Lodewijk Christiaan van Wachem
1992–1993 Peter Fenwick Holmes
1993–1998 Cor Herkströter
1998–2001 Mark Moody-Stuart
2001–2004 Philip Watts
2004–2005 Jeroen van der Veer

2005 – present

Chief Executives of Royal Dutch Shell	2005–2009 Jeroen van der Veer 2009–2013 Peter Voser 2014–present Ben van Beurden

References

1 2 3 4 5 Agis, Salpukas (9 February 1996). "John Loudon, 90, Ex-Head Of Royal Dutch/Shell Group". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
↑ "Presidents - past and present". World Wide Fund for Nature. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
↑ "John H. Loudon of Royal Dutch Shell". Time magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

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