OMV nominates Emma Delaney as new CEO
Austrian oil and gas group OMV has proposed Emma Delaney as the company’s new CEO and Chair of the Executive Board from September, succeeding Alfred Stern, the company said in a statement.
Delaney, an Irish citizen, is an accomplished energy expert and long-time member of bp’s top management with more than 30 years of professional experience.
In her current position as Executive Vice President at one of the three global businesses of bp, she is responsible for an organisation with more than 50,000 employees in around 50 countries, spanning fuels and biofuels, industrial and automotive lubricant production, as well as aviation fuels and e-mobility, OMV said.
If confirmed, Delaney would be OMV’s first female chief executive.
“OMV is a leading Austrian company with international influence and of vital importance to the domestic economy and industry,” Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker and Finance Minister Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer said in a statement.
“Our aim is to further develop and strategically strengthen OMV as one of Europe’s leading energy companies. The appointment of Emma Delaney as the new CEO sends a strong signal in this direction.” Hattmannsdorfer added that the focus for OMV is on in-house raw material extraction and further diversification, as well as the development of its chemicals and plastics business.
The OMV Supervisory Board based in Vienna will decide on the appointment of the CEO at its next meeting. If confirmed, the term of the mandate is to be three years with an option to extend by additional two years by mutual agreement, OMV said. Current CEO Alfred Stern, who has held the post since September 2021, announced last May that he would not stand for re-election when his contract expires at the end of August 2026.
Following the announcement, bp said that Richard Harding will replace Delaney as the head of its customers and products business on an interim basis from April 13.
