Vent introduces a new column with updates on key figures within commercial vehicle, oil, chemical, technology and AdBlue companies who will be involved in strategy relating to Euro 4 and 5 emissions legislation.

Dureal has announced several new appointments to its AdBlue sales and marketing team. Jeroen van den Brink joins as Sales & Marketing Director, Europe. He previously worked in Shell Europe's CRT division for 15 years. Carlos de Vincentes becomes Dureal's new Business Manager, South Europe. He has 20 years experience in the oil industry, working with companies such as Cepsa and Mobil Oil. Ralf Puettbach will become the new Sales Area Manager for West Germany. Ralf worked with Shell and Shell Trader for 12 years. Marcus Wilfert joins as the new Sales Area Manager for East Germany having been Managing Director at AGK Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, a company involved in fuel cards and CRT- related business. Finally, Angela Colenbrander becomes Marketing Implementer, Europe, having recently graduated with an MBA in Marketing.

GreenChem has appointed Tony Dean as Sales Manager for the UK. Tony has experience in the AdBlue industry and will work alongside Chris Haynes, GreenChem's Managing Director, UK.

Total, which works with its fuel supply subsidiary AS24 to distribute and sell AdBlue, has appointed Bernard Bainat to its business development team as AdBlue Project Manager.

Clean Diesel Technologies has announced several changes to its management team. James M Valentine has been released from his post as President and Chief Operating Officer. Former Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Walter Copan, has been appointed Executive Vice President, North American Operations. Chief Financial Officer, David Whitwell, assumes the joint role of CFO and Senior Vice President, Administration. Tim Rogers will become Executive Vice President, International Operations, having previously been Vice President, International. All three men will continue to report to CEO, Dr Bernhard Steiner, who has been given the additional role of President.

Shell has created a core AdBlue team of five women. Ina von Turow is the Shell Commercial Road Transport Fuels Product Manager and the owner and coordinator of the AdBlue rollout across the three channels in which Shell AdBlue is being launched (homebase, OTR, packs). Christiane Schöner-Kenyeres is the European Technology Adviser for the Commercial Fuels Business, responsible for all technical and HSSE (health, safety, security, environment) matters regarding AdBlue. She also coordinates the eight AdBlue pilots on Shell Retail and CRT sites in five European countries. Carmen Giegerich is the Brand and Communications Manager for the euroShell Card in the Commercial Road Transport segment. AdBlue is a new addition to the euroShell portfolio. Carmen organises product demonstrations and discussions with experts for customers. Nicole Everett is the Contracting & Procurement Manager for B2B and has assisted the AdBlue project team during the tendering exercise in 2005 which has identified a final recommended AdBlue supply partner. Neda Alkalay is the Sales Team Leader for Commercial Road Transport in Bulgaria and part of the AdBlue team, responsible for identifying benchmarks for success, coordinating data from Shell divisions and establishing
data-gathering methodology.

Shell will be supplying the homebase AdBlue channel indirectly through a preferred partner to be announced in the next few days. The company currently stocks nearly 200 sites in seven countries with five-litre packs of AdBlue. On the road, AdBlue pumps are currently being piloted in key locations. The Shell pump sites now open are Padborg in Denmark, and Woergl and Suben in Austria. Additional pilots are due to open in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in the near future.