OMV announced that Gerhard Roiss will resign from his position as chairman of the executive board and CEO, effective 30 June 2015.
OMV's Supervisory Board has started the process to identify suitable candidates for the succession as CEO.
Roiss has been CEO of OMV since April 2011.
He was appointed Head of OMV Marketing in the OMV Group in 1990, joining the management board of PCD Polymere GmbH in the same year. In 1997, Roiss transferred to the Board of the OMV Group and was responsible for Plastics and Chemicals, while in 2000 he also assumed responsibility for the Exploration and Production business. From January 1, 2002 to March 31, 2011, he was Deputy CEO of the OMV Group, responsible for Refining & Marketing including Petrochemicals.
OMV has made bigger strides toward the E&P sector. Last October, the Austrian company by paid US$2.65 billion for interest in certain Statoil assets, including the Statoil-operated Gullfaks and Gudrun fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and the BP-operated Schiehallion and Chevron-operated Rosebank fields West of Shetland.
Most recently, the company's New Zealand prospect, Whoi-1, failed to find commercial hydrocarbons in August. The Whoi prospect is located 7km from the Maari installation in the PMP 38160 production permit, also operated by OMV.
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