John Loudon
 John Loudon     (businessman) | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | John Hugo Loudon June 27, 1905 The Hague, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Died | February 4, 1996 (Age 90) Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Utrecht University | |||||||||||||
| Member of | The 1001 Club | |||||||||||||
Dutch businessman who attended the 1962, 1965, 1975 Bilderbergs. Shell CEO for 13 years
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Jonkheer John Hugo Loudon Jonkheer John Hugo Loudon KBE was the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell from 1952 to 1965 and the president of World Wide Fund for Nature.
Early 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]
Career
He was Chairman of the Royal Dutch Shell Group for fourteen years when it became one of the world's largest oil companies and guided it through times of turmoil in the Middle East and the Suez Crisis in 1956. He increased Shell's influence despite growing Arab nationalism during the early 1960s.
As Chairman, he tried to prevent discrimination between nationals and non-nationals in the work force.[3] In May 1960, he was featured on Time magazine's cover.[1][4] He resigned as the CEO of Shell in 1965 and continued to serve the company as chairman of the board of supervisory directors for the next 11 years.[1]
As the power of the OPEC countries grew, Loudon used his friendships with the sheikhs and political leaders of the region to defend the interests of the Shell Corporation.
He also had close friendships with business tycoons such as David Rockefeller and Henry Ford II.[5]
Following his role with Shell, Loudon was appointed the chairman of an international business advisory committee at Chase Bank by David Rockefeller. Loudon retired from this role in 1977.[3]
Loudon became President of the president of World Wide Fund for Nature in 1977 and served as president until 1981.
Personal life
In 1931 he married Marie van Tuyll van Serooskerken who became lady in waiting to Queen Wilhelmina and with whom he had four children. Later he married Charlotte Van Sminia.[6]
Loudon spoke five languages and was a member of the Royal yacht Squadron.[3]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1965 | 2 April 1965 | 4 April 1965 | Italy Villa d'Este | The 14th Bilderberg meeting, held in Italy |
| Bilderberg/1972 | 21 April 1972 | 23 April 1972 | Belgium Hotel La Reserve Knokke | The 21st Bilderberg, 102 guests. It spawned the Trilateral Commission. |
References
- ↑ a b c https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/09/business/john-loudon-90-ex-head-of-royal-dutch-shell-group.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
- ↑ http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/organization/presidents/
- ↑ a b c https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/09/business/john-loudon-90-ex-head-of-royal-dutch-shell-group.html%7C
- ↑ http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19600509,00.html%7C
- ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E4DE1539F93AA35751C0A960958260&sec=&spon=
- ↑ {http://www.thepeerage.com/p7874.htm#i78737
