Lowrey is Shell Oils general counsel

William C. Lowrey will succeed Catherine A. Lamboley as general counsel of Shell Oil Company, based in Houston, Texas, effective July 1. Lowrey was associate general counsel for Shell Trading and Shell Gas & Power before this appointment. A 27-year Shell veteran, he has legal experience encompassing all facets of the business from exploration and production through oil products. He has been particularly active in mergers and acquisitions. Shell Oil Company, including its consolidated companies and its share in equity companies, is one of America’s leading oil and gas companies. (May 7, 2007)