Bogdan Tudorache

OMV Petrom announces the appointment of Johann Pleininger as interim member of the Supervisory Board of OMV Petrom, following Christopher Veit’s waiver of his mandate as member of the Supervisory Board (SB).

In accordance with article 1537 paragraph (1) of the Romanian company law no. 31/1990 and with art. 17.4 of OMV Petrom’s Articles of Association, Johann Pleininger was appointed as interim member of the Supervisory Board, effective as of August 10, 2019 and until the next General Meeting of Shareholders.

Johann Pleininger studied mechanical and economic engineering and began his career at OMV in 1977. From 2007 to 2013 he was Executive Board member responsible for Exploration & Production at OMV Petrom. Most recently, he has been the Senior Vice President responsible for the core Upstream countries Romania, Austria, as well as the development of the Black Sea Region. Since September 1, 2015 he has been a member of the OMV Executive Board and is responsible for Upstream (Exploration & Production). As of July 1, 2017 Mr. Pleininger was appointed Deputy Chairman of the OMV Executive Board.