{"organism":"Page","children":[{"organism":"Container.Raw","children":[{"organism":"Metadata","model":{"title":"In memoriam: Cor Herkströter (1937-2026) ","text":"\u003Cp\u003EDonderdag 4 juni 2026 is Cor Herkströter, voormalig voorzitter Comité van Groepsdirecteuren van Koninklijke/Shell Groep op 88-jarige leeftijd overleden in Wassenaar.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","links":[{"name":"Lees over Cor Herkströter","value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons/nieuws/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter.html"}],"image":{"src":"https://www.shell.nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/_jcr_content/root/metadata.shellimg.jpeg/1781611859276/netherlands-shellnws-cor-herkstroter-shellinternational-169.jpeg","alt":"Cor Herkströter (Foto: Shell International)","width":3708,"height":2086},"date":"2026-06-16T12:13:00.000Z"},"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/metadata"},{"organism":"ContentOwner","model":{},"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/contentowner"},{"organism":"Container.Header","children":[{"organism":"Container.Raw","ref":"https://www.shell.nl/about-us/_jcr_content/root/header/inherited.model.json","id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/header/inherited","model":{}},{"organism":"Breadcrumb","model":{"links":[{"name":"Home","value":"https://www.shell.nl/"},{"name":"Over ons","value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons.html"},{"name":"Nieuws","value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons/nieuws.html"},{"name":"Nieuws en persberichten 2026","value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons/nieuws/2026.html"},{"name":"In memoriam: Cor Herkströter (1937–2026)","value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons/nieuws/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter.html"}]},"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/header/breadcrumb"}],"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/header","model":{}},{"organism":"Container.Main","children":[{"organism":"Container.Section","children":[{"organism":"PageHeader.Date","color":"inherited","model":{"title":"In memoriam: Cor Herkströter (1937-2026) ","text":"\u003Cp\u003EDonderdag 4 juni 2026 is Cor Herkströter, voormalig voorzitter Comité van Groepsdirecteuren van Koninklijke/Shell Groep op 88-jarige leeftijd overleden in Wassenaar.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","image":{"src":"https://www.shell.nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/_jcr_content/root/main/section/page_header.shellimg.jpeg/1781611495039/netherlands-shellnws-cor-herkstroter-shellinternational-166.jpeg","alt":"Cor Herkströter (Foto: Shell International)","width":3708,"height":1390},"date":"2026-06-16T12:13:00.000Z"},"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/main/section/page_header"},{"organism":"CallToAction","color":"brand3","id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/main/section/call_to_action","model":{"links":[{"name":"For English, click here or scroll down","value":"#english"}]}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/main/section/text","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EHerkströter werd op 21 augustus 1937 geboren in Venlo. Hij studeerde Bedrijfseconomie aan de Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool in Rotterdam, de voorloper van de Erasmus Universiteit. Hij specialiseerde zich in accountancy. Na zijn studie ging hij aan de slag bij het mijnbouwconcern Billiton. Vanuit die positie kwam hij na de overname door Koninklijke/Shell Groep in 1971 in dienst bij het destijds Nederlands-Britse concern.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EDirecteur bij de \"Koninklijke\"\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 1989 werd Herkströter benoemd tot directeur bij de “Koninklijke”. Vanaf 1992 is hij president-directeur van het Nederlandse smaldeel. Een jaar later volgde hij de Brit Sir Peter Holmes op als hoogste uitvoerende bestuurder van Koninklijke/Shell Groep. Bij zijn aantreden heeft Herkströter nooit een interview gegeven, zo bleek. Maar van de verwachting dat de voorheen financiële man een grijze muis zal blijken te zijn, komt niets uit.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAl een jaar na zijn aantreden kondigt Herkströter een vergaande herstructurering aan met als doel tot een verbetering van het rendement van het bedrijf te komen. Hij maakt de weg vrij voor investeringen in duurzame energie als zon en biomassa. Ook kwam er meer oog voor mensenrechten. \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EAnders dan zijn voorgangers\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBegin mei 1998 zwaaide de geboren Limburger af als hoogste uitvoerend bestuurder. Anders dan zijn voorgangers, en in lijn met zijn eigen kijk op zaken, schuift hij niet door als commissaris.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECor Herkströter was Commandeur in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw en Ridder in de orde Oranje-Nassau en Ereburger van Singapore. Cor Herkströter was getrouwd, had drie kinderen en vier kleinkinderen. De uitvaart van Herkströter heeft in besloten kring plaatsgevonden.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}}],"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/main/section","model":{}},{"organism":"Container.Section","color":"brand1-subtle","children":[{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/main/section_1257010275/text","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca id=\"english\"\u003E\u003C/a\u003EEnglish version\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"StandaloneAsset","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/main/section_1257010275/standalone_asset","model":{"image":{"src":"https://www.shell.nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/_jcr_content/root/main/section_1257010275/standalone_asset.shellimg.jpeg/1781611798813/netherlands-shellnws-cor-herkstroter-shellinternational-169.jpeg","alt":"Cor Herkströter (Foto: Shell International)","width":3708,"height":2086}}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/main/section_1257010275/text_115211387","model":{"text":"\u003Ch2\u003EIn memoriam: Cor Herkströter (1937–2026)\u003C/h2\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E16 Jun 2026\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOn Thursday, 4 June 2026, Mr Cor Herkströter, former Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors of Royal Dutch/Shell Group, passed away in Wassenaar, the Netherlands, at the age of 88.\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHerkströter was born on 21 August 1937 in Venlo. He studied business economics at the Netherlands School of Economics in Rotterdam, the predecessor of Erasmus University. He specialised in accountancy. After completing his studies, he joined the mining company Billiton. Following its acquisition by Royal Dutch/Shell Group in 1971, he moved to the then Anglo-Dutch company.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EChief Executive of Royal Dutch/Shell Group\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 1989, Herkströter was appointed Managing Director at Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. From 1992, he served as President of the Dutch arm of the Group. A year later, he succeeded the Briton Sir Peter Holmes as the Chief Executive of Royal Dutch/Shell Group.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt later emerged that Herkströter had never given an interview upon taking office. Expectations that the former finance specialist would prove to be a colourless figure quickly proved unfounded. Within a year of his appointment, he announced a far-reaching restructuring aimed at improving the company’s performance. He also paved the way for investments in renewable energy sources such as solar and biomass, and increased the company’s focus on human rights.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EUnlike his predecessors\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn early May 1998, Herkströter stepped down as Chief Executive. Unlike his predecessors - and in line with his own views - he did not move on to a supervisory board role.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECor Herkströter was a Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, and an Honorary Citizen of Singapore. He was married and had three children and four grandchildren. Herkströter’s funeral took place in a private ceremony.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}}],"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/main/section_1257010275","model":{}},{"organism":"Container.Section","color":"inherited","children":[{"organism":"Container.XF","children":[{"organism":"PromoCard","color":"brand1-subtle","colspan":4,"id":"/content/experience-fragments/shell/amidala/NL/promo-footer-1/footer-3/jcr_content/root/promo","model":{"title":"Wie wij zijn","links":[{"value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons/wie-wij-zijn.html"}],"image":{"src":"/content/experience-fragments/shell/amidala/NL/promo-footer-1/footer-3/_jcr_content/root/promo.shellimg.jpeg/1700486698013/borssele-iii--iv-offshore-wind-farm--nl--2022.jpeg","alt":"Shell","width":8192,"height":4608}}},{"organism":"PromoCard","color":"brand1-subtle","colspan":4,"id":"/content/experience-fragments/shell/amidala/NL/promo-footer-1/footer-3/jcr_content/root/promo_1818685517","model":{"title":"Wat wij doen","links":[{"value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons/wat-wij-doen.html"}],"image":{"src":"/content/experience-fragments/shell/amidala/NL/promo-footer-1/footer-3/_jcr_content/root/promo_1818685517.shellimg.jpeg/1720016861826/netherlands-assets-mwchargeretca240617mcj2844-michelcampfens.jpeg","alt":"Wind","width":1920,"height":1090}}},{"organism":"PromoCard","color":"brand1-subtle","colspan":4,"id":"/content/experience-fragments/shell/amidala/NL/promo-footer-1/footer-3/jcr_content/root/promo_1110163732","model":{"title":"Locaties","links":[{"value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons/locaties.html"}],"image":{"src":"/content/experience-fragments/shell/amidala/NL/promo-footer-1/footer-3/_jcr_content/root/promo_1110163732.shellimg.jpeg/1701957475845/-dsc8176.jpeg","alt":"C16","width":5463,"height":3075}}}],"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/main/section_995799475/experience_fragment","model":{}}],"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/main/section_995799475","model":{"title":"Meer Shell"}}],"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/main","model":{}},{"organism":"Container.Footer","children":[{"organism":"Breadcrumb.Large","model":{"links":[{"name":"Home","value":"https://www.shell.nl/"},{"name":"Over ons","value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons.html"},{"name":"Nieuws","value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons/nieuws.html"},{"name":"Nieuws en persberichten 2026","value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons/nieuws/2026.html"},{"name":"In memoriam: Cor Herkströter (1937–2026)","value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons/nieuws/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter.html"}]},"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/footer/breadcrumb"},{"organism":"Container.Raw","ref":"https://www.shell.nl/about-us/_jcr_content/root/footer/inherited.model.json","id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/footer/inherited","model":{}}],"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content/root/footer","model":{}}],"id":"/conf/shell/settings/wcm/templates/base/structure/jcr_content/root","model":{}}],"model":{"title":"In memoriam: Cor Herkströter (1937–2026)","text":"Donderdag 4 juni 2026 is Cor Herkströter, voormalig voorzitter Comité van Groepsdirecteuren van Koninklijke/Shell Groep op 88-jarige leeftijd overleden in Wassenaar.","date":"2026-06-16T12:13:00.000Z","links":[{"name":"canonical","value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons/nieuws/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter.html"},{"name":"hierarchy","value":"nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter"},{"name":"homeTitle","value":"Over ons"},{"name":"homeUrl","value":"https://www.shell.nl/over-ons.html"},{"name":"locale","value":"nl-NL"},{"name":"title","value":"In memoriam: Cor Herkströter (1937–2026) | Over ons"},{"name":"textDirection","value":"ltr"},{"name":"template","value":"base"},{"name":"contentPath","value":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter"},{"name":"externalDisclaimerText","value":"Juridische Disclaimer Shell plc\r\n\r\nU verlaat nu de website van Shell in Nederland.\r\n\r\nDe link die u hebt geselecteerd verwijst naar een website die niet is gecontroleerd door Shell plc of een lid van de Shell Group. De informatie en het materiaal op de gekoppelde website worden op geen enkele manier door Shell plc, noch enig ander lid van de Shell Group bevestigd, aangenomen, gecertificeerd of op enige andere manier gevalideerd. Hieronder vallen de sponsor van de website en eventueel beleid en eventuele activiteiten en diensten die op de website worden aangeboden, door enige adverteerder op de website of die aan de website is verbonden.\r\n\r\nBedankt voor uw bezoek aan de website van Shell in Nederland."},{"name":"themeMode"},{"name":"lastModified","value":"2026-06-16T12:38:05.014Z"},{"name":"themeName","value":"base"},{"name":"themePath","value":"/etc.clientlibs/amidala/clientlibs/theme-base"},{"name":"themeCss","value":"/etc.clientlibs/amidala/clientlibs/theme-base.ACSHASHb291465fc8d3c7bcefde74d34044b698.css"}],"image":{"src":"https://www.shell.nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/_jcr_content/root/metadata.shellimg.jpeg/1781611859276/netherlands-shellnws-cor-herkstroter-shellinternational-169.jpeg","alt":"Cor Herkströter (Foto: Shell International)","width":3708,"height":2086}},"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/2026/in-memoriam-cor-herkstroter/jcr_content"}