Kappes was appointed as interim member of the Supervisory Board starting January 1, 2012 until the next shareholder meeting.
Gerald Kappes graduated in law at J. Kepler University of Linz in 1986 and business economics at the same university in 1989. He has worked for OMV Aktiengesellschaft since 2001. Between 2008 and 2010 he was member of the Petrom Executive Board, responsible for Gas and Power. Currently he holds the position of Chief Technology Officer with OMV Group, petrom noted in a news release.