van de Vijver was one of several top executives who lost their jobs at Shell after the "reserves" scandal in early 2004 when Shell stunned financial markets by cutting its proven oil and gas reserves by a one-fifth.
In the process, van de Vijver received a total severance package of €3.8 million ($5.4 million) from Shell.
Reliance said van de Vijver would be president and chief executive of Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC, and would be responsible for overseeing the operations of the company's portfolio of international assets.
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