THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Royal Dutch Shell Plc. recently appointed Harry Brekelmans as director of projects and technology effective Oct. 1. In his new role, Brekelmans will become a member of the executive committee and will take over from Matthias Bichsel, who will be leaving the company after 34 years. Brekelmans is currently executive vice president of Operated, Upstream international. Bichsel has been director of projects and technology since 2009. For more information, visit www.shell.com or call +31 70 377 9111.