Peter Voser is Chairman of ABB Ltd, a global leader in power and automation technologies. He is also Group Chairman of PSA International Pte (formerly known as Port of Singapore Authority), a global leader in port operations, and an Independent Director of IBM Corp. and Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd.
Professional experience from positions in the oil and gas sector and industry at, among others, Royal Dutch Shell, where he worked in a number of finance, audit and business roles within Royal Dutch Shell in Switzerland, the UK, the Netherlands, Argentina and Chile.
He went on to become Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director on the Board, ultimately serving as Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell plc from 2009 until his retirement in December 2013.
Peter was also CFO and an Executive Committee member of ABB Ltd, a member of the Supervisory Board of Aegon NV, served on the Board of Directors of UBS Group AG and at Roche Holding AG, and was a member of the Swiss Federal Auditor Oversight Authority.
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