Lodewijk Christiaan van Wachem
{{Short description|Dutch businessman (1931–2019)}}
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Lodewijk Christiaan van Wachem (born 31 July 1931, Pangkalan Brandan - 24 August 2019, Wassenaar){{Cite web |url=http://www.zurich.com/NR/rdonlyres/A8A1D932-7CAD-4F55-AB9A-5561BFBE5AA3/0/cv_van_wachem_en.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019233630/http://www.zurich.com/NR/rdonlyres/A8A1D932-7CAD-4F55-AB9A-5561BFBE5AA3/0/cv_van_wachem_en.pdf |archive-date=2013-10-19 |url-status=dead }}:nl:Lo van Wachem{{Circular reference|date=October 2020}} was a Dutch businessman.{{Cite web |url=http://www.zurich.com/NR/rdonlyres/A8A1D932-7CAD-4F55-AB9A-5561BFBE5AA3/0/cv_van_wachem_en.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019233630/http://www.zurich.com/NR/rdonlyres/A8A1D932-7CAD-4F55-AB9A-5561BFBE5AA3/0/cv_van_wachem_en.pdf |archive-date=2013-10-19 |url-status=dead }} Born in the birthplace of Royal Dutch Shell, he was appointed a managing director of Royal Dutch Petroleum in 1977.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/18/business/business-people-president-of-royal-dutch-announces-his-retirement.html|title=BUSINESS PEOPLE; President of Royal Dutch Announces His Retirement|newspaper=The New York Times|date=18 February 1992}} He was the President of Royal Dutch Shell from 1982 until 1992.{{Cite web |url=http://www.zurich.com/NR/rdonlyres/A8A1D932-7CAD-4F55-AB9A-5561BFBE5AA3/0/cv_van_wachem_en.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019233630/http://www.zurich.com/NR/rdonlyres/A8A1D932-7CAD-4F55-AB9A-5561BFBE5AA3/0/cv_van_wachem_en.pdf |archive-date=2013-10-19 |url-status=dead }}
Awards
- 1990 Commandeur in de Orde van Orange-Nassau
- Ridder in de orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw
- 1988 Knights of the Order of the British Empire, post Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE)Engelse Wikipedia{{Circular reference|date=October 2020}}
- 2004 Honorary Citizen of Singapore[https://www.a-star.edu.sg/News-and-Events/News/Press-Releases/ID/309 www.a-star.edu.sg]
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors
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{{s-ttl|title=President-Director of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company |years = 1982–1992}}
{{s-aft|after=Cor Herkströter}}
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Category:Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Category:20th-century Dutch businesspeople
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