Shell Canada's Linda Cook Elected to Boeing Board of Directors
October 27 2003 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Shell Canada's Linda Cook Elected to Boeing Board of Directors
CHICAGO, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Boeing Company today
announced that Linda Cook, president and chief executive officer of
Shell Canada, has been elected to the Boeing board of directors,
effective Dec. 1. "With her broad international experience and
leadership role in a global company, Linda brings a fresh
perspective and an added dimension to our board," said Boeing
Chairman and CEO Phil Condit. Cook, 45, is currently based in
Calgary, Alberta where she leads one of Canada's largest integrated
petroleum companies, producing natural gas, natural gas liquids and
bitumen. Shell Canada is also Canada's largest producer of sulphur,
and a leading manufacturer, distributor and marketer of refined
petroleum products. Prior to her current role, Cook served for
three years in London as chief executive officer for Shell Gas
& Power, where she was responsible for the global natural gas
and power generation activities of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group. Her
23-year Shell career has also taken her to The Hague in the
Netherlands where she worked as Director, Strategy & Business
Development for Shell's Exploration & Production Global
Executive Committee. Cook joined Shell Oil Company in Houston in
1980, after graduating from the University of Kansas with a degree
in Petroleum Engineering. She worked in Houston and California in a
variety of technical and managerial positions until 1998 when she
moved to The Hague. Cook is a member of the Society of Petroleum
Engineers, a member of the Harvard School of Government Dean's
Council, and a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.
Originally from Kansas City, Kansas, she and her husband, Steve,
have three children. The Boeing Company is the world's leading
aerospace company, with its heritage mirroring the history of
flight. It is the largest manufacturer of satellites, commercial
jetliners, and military aircraft. The company is also a global
market leader in missile defense, human space flight, and launch
services. Chicago-based Boeing has an extensive global reach with
customers in 145 countries. DATASOURCE: The Boeing Company CONTACT:
John Dern of Boeing, +1-312-544-2002 Web site:
http://www.boeing.com/
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