OMV names Wintershall’s Rainer Seele as new CEO
VIENNA, Austria -- The supervisory board of OMV Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Rainer Seele as the new chairman of the executive board and CEO of OMV. Seele has accepted the appointment.
Seele will assume the position effective July 1, 2015, for a three-year period, with an extension option for OMV for a further two years. Gerhard Roiss, the current chairman of the executive board and CEO, will resign from his position on June 30, 2015.
Seele has long-term experience in the international oil and gas industry. The chemistry graduate has been at the helm of Wintershall Holding GmbH in Kassel since October 2009.