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Niel Golightly
Niel Golightly is Vice President, Downstream Communications and Sustainable Development for Royal Dutch Shell. His responsibilities include oversight of corporate communications, sustainable development, stakeholder engagement and issues management for Shell’s global Downstream business, headquartered in London.
Mr. Golightly joined Shell in July, 2006, after a 12-year career at Ford Motor Company, where his positions included Director, Sustainable Business Strategies; Vice President, Public Affairs for Ford of Europe; and Director of the Chairman’s Office.
Born in 1958, Mr Golightly received a bachelors degree in liberal arts from Cornell University in the U.S. and later studied at the University of Konstanz in Germany. He also served 13 years on active duty with the U.S. Navy. Mr Golightly is married with two children.
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