CAIRO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L has appointed Gasser Hanter to head its Egypt business, the company said on Thursday.

Hanter, who is Egyptian, was named as upstream vice-president and managing director in Egypt. He replaces Aidan Murphy, who has taken on a new role at Shell headquarters.





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