Peter Zeilinger’s mandate will end on September 30, 2020.
“In line with OMV Petrom S.A.’s Articles of Association, the appointment is for the remaining term of the mandate granted to Peter Zeilinger, namely until April 16, 2023. Christopher Veit accepted his appointment and he will assume the new position with effect from October 1, 2020,” Petrom said in a statement.
Chris Veit started his career at Schlumberger, as a geophysical engineer and in 1986, he joined OMV Austria Exploration & Production GmbH at Gaenserndorf, as a production engineer. Chris Veit has held various technical and management positions, in Libya, Pakistan, as well as in Austria, among which, the position of Senior Vice President and Director of OMV Austria Exploration & Production GmbH. In January 2016, Chris Veit took over the position of Senior Vice President Exploration, Development and Production, with a view to developing and contributing to assessing and reorganizing the entire Upstream business of OMV.
Christ Veit currently represents OMV in several Supervisory Boards of its subsidiaries and is a member of the consultative council of the Oil Engineering Department within the University of Leoben in Austria, the country’s university for mining, metallurgy and materials.