The mandate of the two new members will be effective as of September 30, 2013.

Gitenstein, former US Ambassador to Bucharest, will replace Cristian Busu, who recently resigned his position.

Mindrutescu, who ran for a second mandate as member in the Board of Nominees, serves as chief executive of Oracle Romania.

Fondul Proprietatea’s shareholders also extended until December 31 the authorization of its administrator Franklin Templeton to start proceedings in view of listing the fund on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Additionally, the stockholders approved paying out a gross dividend of 0.0408 lei (EUR0.0093) a share from the 2012 net profit, 5.9% higher on the year. Overall dividends reach RON562.1 million.

At around 4:20 pm Thursday, Fondul Proprietatea traded up 0.08% at RON0.6605 a share.

Fondul Proprietatea was set up in 2005 to compensate Romanians whose properties were seized during communism.

US hedging fund Elliott Associates is the fund’s largest shareholder, with a 17% stake, followed by investment management fund City of London with 9.69%.