Dick Benschop

Dick is President & CEO of Royal Schiphol Group (appointed 1 May 2018) and Non-Executive member of the Board of Groupe ADP (Aéroports de Paris) appointed 20 May 2019.

Dick studied History at the Vrije University in Amsterdam, and worked in various functions in the Dutch Parliament and in the Dutch Labour Party. In 1994, Dick founded his own consultancy firm before returning to politics as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Dutch Government from 1998 to 2002.

Dick joined Shell in 2003 and worked for Shell Energy Europe before moving to Kuala Lumpur in 2006 overseeing the Gas & Power business in Malaysia. In 2009, he took up the role of Vice President Strategy for the Royal Dutch Shell Group. From 2011 to 2016, he was President Director of Shell Netherlands, followed by Vice President Non-Operated Ventures in Shell International.