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Giel has over 35 years upstream oil and gas experience. He joined Royal Dutch Shell in 1976 with assignments to Brunei Shell, Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij, Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Operations, Shell Expro (UK), Shell Argentina, Norske Shell, and Shell Nigeria (SNEPCO). During his career with Shell, Giel held various positions in reservoir and petroleum engineering, new ventures and project management. He joined Addax Petroleum in 1999 and was Head of Reservoir Engineering, Head of Corporate Planning and Corporate Head of Reservoir Engineering/ Reserves Manager.

Giel holds a master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Technical University of Delft, Netherlands.