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Henri Wilhelm August Deterding, KBE (19 April 1866 – 4 February 1939) was one of the first executives of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and was its general manager for 36 years, from 1900 to 1936, and was also chairman of the combined Royal Dutch/Shell oil company.
Aug 26, 2018 · Deterding was a director of several companies within the Group from 1 January 1937 until 4 February 1939, the day he died. Shell continued its partnership with the Nazis after his death. The following is an extract from RDSH V1, where, immediately after referring to the funeral of Sir Henri on page 485, it says: –.
Jan 9, 2008 · Joost Jonker and Jan Luiten van Zanden present what is very much the story of the Dutch tycoon, Sir Henri Deterding - the ‘ Napoleon of Oil ’ - whose single-minded determination and sound business instinct not only led to the merger of 1907, but also took the company from its colonial roots in the former Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia)...
Jan 6, 2018 · He paid £3,000 in rent (the equivalent of £200,000 today) and invited his three greatest rivals, Henri Deterding, head of Shell, William Mellon, the founder of Gulf Oil, and Walter Teagle, head...
“The incredible tale of how ambitious oil rivals Marcus Samuel, Jr., and Henri Deterding joined forces to topple the Standard Oil empire Marcus Samuel, Jr., is an unorthodox Jewish merchant trader. Henri Deterding is a take-no-prisoners oilman. In 1889, John D. Rockefeller is at the peak of his power.
Dec 4, 2003 · Deterding led the industry in his realization that the demand for gasoline as fuel would overtake lamp oil (kerosene) demand. Connected to this foresight in technological shifts was his realization of the importance of the political control of oil.
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Jan 1, 2003 · He emphasizes that Deterding was the first in the industry to discover the "swing producer" formula: by controlling enough of the low-cost export market supply of oil, a producer could...
