Shell says director of integrated gas and upstream to step down
March 4 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab said Zoe Yujnovich, its director of Integrated Gas and Upstream, will step down after over a decade with the oil major, and named insiders Cederic Cremers as president, Integrated Gas, and Peter Costello as president, Upstream.
Cremers has been with Shell since 2002 and Costello has been with the oil company since 2016.
The changes come as Shell said on Tuesday it plans to simplify its senior leadership structure.
It added that from April 1, executive committee leaders representing Integrated Gas, Upstream, Downstream, Renewables and Energy Solutions, Trading and Supply, and Projects and Technology will adopt the title of "President" of their respective organizations, replacing the title of "Director".
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