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Top Shell woman quits after job snub
26 May 2009One of the highest-flying female executives in the male-dominated world of oil and gas today resigned from Shell after being passed over for the chief executive's job.
Linda Cook, 50, had been in the running for the post of chief executive but was beaten by chief financial officer Peter Voser, who takes over from Jeroen van der Veer in July.
Cook resigned today, saying she would leave the business on 1 June.
While it remained unclear whether she fell or was pushed, a spokesman said: "As you would expect for a CEO-designate, he has a say in senior management development.
Cook is highly regarded in the industry for transforming the company's operations in liquefied natural gas (LNG) - now the fastest- growing market for gas in the world because of its portability.
Under her tenure, the company's LNG capacity increased by more than 60%.
