Marc was appointed to the role of Executive Vice President Exploration in February 2017. In this role, Marc has global accountability for exploration operations and new business opportunities worldwide, as well as overseeing all technical aspects of exploration.

Marc’s career has spanned a variety of exploration roles since joining Shell in Australia as a geologist in 1986, bringing over thirty years of experience and leadership expertise to the Shell Group. This includes the position of Vice President Exploration – Asia and Australia from 2009 to 2014. From 2004 to 2009, Marc was the General Manager Exploration and Board member for Shell in Libya. He has also worked in technical and commercial roles in Angola, the UK North Sea and Egypt.

From February 2015, prior to his current role; Marc held the position of Vice President Strategy and Portfolio, Upstream and Integrated Gas.

Marc is Dutch-Australian, holds a Geology degree from the University of Queensland, Australia, and an MBA from the Erasmus University, The Netherlands. He is married to Kathryn and has two daughters. In his spare time, Marc enjoys travelling, running and photography as well as a general interest in tribal art and culture.