Clive Mather
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Clive Mather (born 1947) is a British former senior executive with Royal Dutch Shell.
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[edit] Career
He joined Shell in 1969 and retired in 2007. His career included assignments in Brunei, Gabon, South Africa, the Netherlands, Canada and the UK. His last position was as President & CEO of Shell Canada Ltd based in Calgary. Mather writes and speaks on leadership, the environment and energy internationally. He was formerly Chairman of the UK Government/Industry CSR Academy, Deputy Chairman of the Windsor Leadership Trust and Chairman of the IMD Business Advisory Council in Switzerland. He held a number of public appointments in the UK including Commissioner for the Equal Opportunities Commission, Chairman of the Petroleum Employer’s Council and Chairman of the Lambeth Education Action Zone.
[edit] Current position
He is currently Lead Director of Iogen Corporation, a Canadian company speacialising in enzyme technology and a leading producer of cellulsic ethanol. He is also on the board of Tearfund, the Christian charity working to combat global poverty.
[edit] Shell Canada Ltd stock acquisition
In 2004 the Board of Shell Canada Limited appointed Mather as president and CEO of Shell Canada.
During 2006 Royal Dutch Shell, which owned 78% of the public stock of Shell Canada commenced an $8.7-billion takeover of the 22% of Shell Canada that it didn't own. In March 2007 the shareholders of Shell Canada Ltd. accepted a $45.00 per share cash offer from Royal Dutch Shell Plc [1]. In the year up to the acceptance of this offer shares in Shell Canada increased in value from $28.90 to just under $45 [2].
[edit] Evangelical Alliance speech
In October 2004 Mather gave a speech to the Evangelical Alliance in London entitled “Trust: Whose business is it” [3] during which he said “Meticulous compliance with all the new regulations is a must, but will not be enough. We have to try harder; we have to set the highest standards in everything we do, because trust is essential to our business.”
[edit] Relationships Foundation
Mather has been involved with the Relationships Foundation to whom he has said "Concern for relationships is a vital part of sustainable development – whether economic, environmental or social - and must feature in political debate and decision making".
