The move seems to have shocked the business community. It was announced by email by the new chief executive officer, Ben van Beurden, and 'is said to have taken the legal team by surprise', according to a blog site on Shell. The company's statement said: 'Shell can confrim that Peter Rees is stepping down as Legal Director of the Company with effect from 10 January 2014 to pursue other interests.'
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