1. Rien Herber (1954) holds the position of professor in Geo
Energy at the Energy and Sustainability Research Institute of
the University of Groningen. After graduating as a geophysicist
in Utrecht University in 1979 he started his career in Shell in
the research lab in Rijswijk. Following assignments in Brunei,
Thailand and the Netherlands he moved northward to Norway
as exploration manager for Norske Shell, during which period
the deep water Atlantic Margin was opened. In 1998 he moved
back to NAM (Assen) as exploration manager.
Still based in Assen, he was appointed in 2003 as Vice
President Exploration for Shell in Europe. In this capacity he
was responsible for the Shell operated exploration activities in
the UK, the Netherlands, Norway, Ukraine, Sweden and
Ireland, non-operated Shell interests in Germany, Denmark
and Italy as well as new exploration opportunities outside these
countries. In addition to these responsibilities he has been Deputy
General Manager of NAM since 2004 until mid-2009 when he left Shell
to take up the professorship in Groningen.
Rien Herber is a member of the Dutch Mining Council since 2010.