“Mariana Gheorghe has announced that she would not be available for reappointment to the Supervisory Board at the next General Meeting of Shareholders, in 2023,” the report shows.
Mariana Gheorghe was appointed a member of the Supervisory Board at the General Meeting in May 2015 and was reappointed for a second term of four years in 2019.
“Mariana Gheorghe is a member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee, the Remuneration Committee, Risk Committee and the ESG Committee and will continue in her roles until her current term ends at the General Meeting in 2023. The process of selecting and nominating a candidate for appointment to the Supervisory Board at the 2023 General Meeting is underway,” the report reads.
“We regret but understand Mariana’s decision. While we will properly thank her when she really leaves our Board next year, I already want to take the opportunity now to show our gratitude for her valuable contributions over the past seven years,” said Hans Wijers, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ING Group.
Upon the privatization of oil and gas company Petrom in 2004, at the proposal of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Mariana Gheorghe became a member of the Board of Directors of Petrom, until June 15, 2006. In April 2007, Mariana Gheorghe was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Petrom. Following the adoption of a dual management system, Mariana Gheorghe also took over the position of President of the Board of Directors.
On May 1, 2018, the position of CEO of Petrom was taken over by Christina Verchere, a former Regional President for the Asia-Pacific region of British Petroleum.