General – Appointment
Austrian energy giant OMV decided to propose Emma Delaney for appointment as Chairwoman of the Executive Board and CEO, as of September 1, 2026, succeeding Alfred Stern.
The term of the mandate is to be three years with an option to extend by additional two years by mutual agreement. The Supervisory Board will decide on the appointment of the CEO at its next meeting. In addition, a decision of a two-year extension of Reinhard Florey’s mandate as Chief Financial Officer is to be taken at the same meeting upon the recommendation of the Presidential and Nomination Committee.
Emma Delaney. an Irish citizen, is an accomplished energy expert and long-time member of bp’s top management with three decades of relevant professional experience. In her current position as Executive Vice President at one of the three global businesses of bp, she is responsible for an organization 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.
Emma Delaney brings profound knowledge in Upstream and Downstream as well as LNG businesses. Drawing on this experience, she emerged as the most suitable candidate from the international search process.
