The appointment of Katja Tautscher follows Johann Pleininger’s waiver of his mandate as member and Deputy President of the Supervisory Board, as well as member and Deputy President of the Presidential and Nomination Committee of OMV Petrom S.A.
At the same time, also effective starting 1st of January 2023, Martijn van Koten becomes Deputy President of the Supervisory Board and member and Deputy President of the Presidential and Nomination Committee of OMV Petrom S.A.
Katja Tautscher has a degree in law (Magister iuris) from the University of Vienna, the Faculty of Law, Vienna, Austria. She has been a member of the Austrian Bar Association since 2001 and admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales since 2005. Between 1996 and 2006, she had worked in different positions in prestigious law firms such as Clifford Chance (Düsseldorf), Allen & Overy Attorneys at Law (London, UK), Wolf Theiss Attorneys at Law (Vienna, Austria and Ljubljana, Slovenia).
Her most recent position was as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer of Borealis AG, Vienna, Austria and in June 2022, Katja Tautscher became the SVP General Counsel of OMV Aktiengesellschaft.