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Robbert van Rutten
CIO and Executive Vice President IDT
Shell International Petroleum Company
Speaker Bio
Robbert van Rutten became CIO for Shell in July 2023. His vision for IDT is to harness the power of technology and data to enable Shell to be competitive, safe and to power progress together by providing more and cleaner energy solutions.
Prior to this appointment, Robbert held various CIO positions in Shell: Downstream CIO & Senior Vice President and CIO Global Functions & Information Risk Management and in that capacity Chief Information Security Officer for Shell. He has been a member of the Shell IDT Executive leadership team since 2016.
With 34 years of experience in Shell, he has worked across many businesses in both Upstream and Downstream and served different functions including Finance, Commercial, Technology and IT.
His educational background is in Business Economics, and he holds an MBA from Tilburg University.
Robbert is based in The Hague. He and his wife Sandra are the proud parents of Tess and Mick. His interests include travelling, skiing, spending time with friends and family, and you can find him at the local football club on Saturdays coaching his son.
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Prior to this appointment, Robbert held various CIO positions in Shell: Downstream CIO & Senior Vice President and CIO Global Functions & Information Risk Management and in that capacity Chief Information Security Officer for Shell. He has been a member of the Shell IDT Executive leadership team since 2016.
With 34 years of experience in Shell, he has worked across many businesses in both Upstream and Downstream and served different functions including Finance, Commercial, Technology and IT.
His educational background is in Business Economics, and he holds an MBA from Tilburg University.
Robbert is based in The Hague. He and his wife Sandra are the proud parents of Tess and Mick. His interests include travelling, skiing, spending time with friends and family, and you can find him at the local football club on Saturdays coaching his son.
Session
Monday, 09 November, 2026 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM CET
CIO Circle Lunch: Beyond the Technology with Shell - Navigating AI, Transformation and Trust in a Complex Enterprise
Mary Mesaglio,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Robbert van Rutten,
CIO and Executive Vice President IDT, Shell International Petroleum Company
Marianne Olsnes,
VP & Country Chair, Shell
Technology is only a small part of successful transformation. Real value is created through adoption, leadership alignment and organizational change. Join Shell leaders Marianne Olsnes and Robbert van Rutten as they explore how business and technology teams work together to scale AI, navigate complexity and build the trust required to turn innovation into impactful business outcomes.
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