Cor Herkströter
Antonius Johannes Cornelius (Cor) Herkströter ( Venlo , August 21, 1937 ) is the former chairman of the board of directors of Royal Dutch Shell.
Cor Herkströter was born in Venlo. He studied economics and accountancy at the School of Economics in Rotterdam (now Erasmus University Rotterdam). After graduating, he joined Billiton mining company which was latterly taken over by Shell. During his career at Shell he rose to the most senior executive position at the company, the Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors (1 July 1993 ).
In 1996 he reorganized the central offices in The Hague and London and laboratories in Amsterdam and Rijswijk. He retired in 1998.
After his tenure at Royal Dutch Shell, he became President Commissioner of the ING Group.
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors of Royal Dutch Shell 1993–1998 |
Succeeded by Mark Moody-Stuart |
| Preceded by | President-Director of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company 1992–1998 |
Succeeded by Maarten van den Bergh |
