Wolfgang C. Berndt announces his resignation as Chairman of the OMV Supervisory Board at the Annual General Meeting 2020

Today, Wolfgang C. Berndt announced that he will not be available for another period as Chairman of the OMV Supervisory Board. Österreichische Beteiligungs AG (ÖBAG) will propose Mark Garrett, former CEO Borealis AG, as candidate for the OMV Supervisory Board.

"I endorse the nomination of Mark Garrett to the OMV Supervisory Board. I am pleased that with Garrett, an experienced manager with petrochemical expertise has been found who can help shape this early phase of the transformation and support the implementation," said Wolfgang C. Berndt.

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OMV Aktiengesellschaft
OMV produces and markets oil and gas, innovative energy and high-end petrochemical solutions – in a responsible way. With Group sales of EUR 23 bn and a workforce of around 20,000 employees in 2019, OMV Aktiengesellschaft is one of Austria’s largest listed industrial companies. In Upstream, OMV has a strong base in Central and Eastern Europe as well as a balanced international portfolio, with Middle East & Africa, the North Sea, Russia and Asia-Pacific as further core regions. Daily average production was 487,000 boe/d in 2019. In Downstream, OMV operates three refineries in Europe and owns a 15% share in ADNOC Refining and Trading JV, with a total annual processing capacity of 24.9 mn tons. Furthermore, OMV has a 36% participation in Borealis, one of the world’s leading producers of polyolefins. The Company operates about 2,100 filling stations in ten European countries. OMV runs gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany; its subsidiary Gas Connect Austria GmbH operates a gas pipeline network in Austria. In 2019, gas sales volumes amounted to around 137 TWh. Sustainability is an integral part of OMV’s corporate strategy. OMV supports the transition to a lower-carbon economy and has set measurable targets for reducing carbon intensity and introducing new energy and petrochemical solutions.