Former Shell Oil President John Hofmeister has passed away, Shell US tweeted Tuesday evening. John Hofmeister, who worked at Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) for more than a decade and served as president of Shell Oil Co. in Houston from 2005 to 2008, has passed away, Shell US tweeted Tuesday evening. SOURCE: twitter.com/Shell_US According to a written statement Monday from ioneer Ltd. (ASX: INR), a metals and mining firm for which Hofmeister served as a non-executive director, the former Shell executive died after a brief illness. “John brought energy, intellect, and deep experience to our company,” remarked James D. Calaway, executive chairman of ioneer, which is developing a lithium-boron project in Nevada. “His years at GE (NYSE: GE), AlliedSignal and Royal Dutch Shell … allowed him to have a profound impact on ioneer’s development and culture. Much of John’s professional expertise was gained through serving the organizations he worked for at the most senior human resources levels … He had an uncanny way of understanding leaders and people.”