Robert J. Routs

Lead Director at ATCO Group

Dr. Routs is Lead Director for the Board of Directors of ATCO Ltd. Until his retirement in 2008, he was an Executive Board Member at Royal Dutch Shell plc. Dr. Routs was responsible for the global refining, chemical, marketing, trading and renewable businesses. During his career, he held various senior management positions in the U.S., Canada and The Netherlands, including Chairman of Shell Canada prior to the buyout of the public shareholding by Royal Dutch Shell plc. Dr. Routs is also a director of ATCO Australia Pty Ltd.

Dr. Routs has substantial experience in the refining and chemical industry with a strong focus on operational safety and sustainable operations to reduce the industry's impact on the environment.

Dr. Routs is an emeritus member of the International Advisory Council to the Economic Development Board of Singapore and received the Distinguished Citizen of Singapore medal.

Dr. Routs graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Eindhoven in The Netherlands, where he also obtained a PhD in Technical Sciences. He completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School in 1991.


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ATCO Group

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Atco Ltd is a Canada-based company, which offers infrastructure solutions to customers around the world. The Company's segments include Structures & Logistics, Electricity, Pipelines & Liquids and Corporate & Other. Its Structures & Logistics segment consists of ATCO Structures & Logistics, ATCO Frontec and ATCO Sustainable Communities. Its Electricity segment consists of the generation, distribution and transmission businesses of ATCO Electric, ATCO Power and ATCO Power Australia. Its Pipelines & Liquids segment consists of ATCO Gas, ATCO Pipelines, ATCO Gas Australia, ATCO Energy Solutions and ATCO Pipelines Mexico. These businesses offer natural gas transmission, distribution and infrastructure development, natural gas liquids storage and processing, and industrial water solutions throughout Alberta and Western Australia. Its Corporate & Other segment consists of the commercial real estate owned by the Company in Alberta, business development activities associated with ATCO Energy.


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Calgary, Canada

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5,001-10,000

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