Hadinjak came to Romania in 2004 and was part of the team in charge of the takeover of Romanian natural gas supply and distribution company Distrigaz Nord.He was appointed CEO of E.ON Romania in 2008.
“Coming to Romania was the best decision of my career so far. It has been 15 years of challenges, in which we managed, together with our Romanian colleagues, to transform the former state-owned companies into competitive, customer-oriented companies, ready for the new energy world. I could say after so many years spent in Romania that I am mostly Romanian, and E.ON Romania is my soul child. I found a lot of professionals here and it was a pleasure to work with them, to have good results in a difficult, constantly changing market. I thank everyone for the support they have given me – I would not have succeeded without them. Now is the time for new challenges for me. I wish the new CEO success,” Hajdinjak said in the press release.
Starting October 1, Manfred Paach, previously CFO at E.DIS, will be appointed CEO of CEO E.ON Romania. Paach spent a few years at the management of the E.ON Bulgaria Board and brings valuable professional expertise, especially in distribution and regulation.
Also starting on October 1, Catalin Iordache, currently the CEO of Axpo Romania, will take over the management of E.ON Energie Romania and will become the deputy general director of E.ON Romania. These positions are currently occupied by Dan Morari, who has decided that he to leave the E.ON Group in October.
German group E.ON entered the Romanian market in 2005 by acquiring formerly state-owned natural gas and electricity utilities. The group operates a natural gas distribution network of 22,000 km and an electricity distribution network of 81,000 km, serving approximately 3.1 million customers in the northern half of Romania.