7/26/2012 | Governing bodies

New members of Galp Energia’s board of directors

Galp Energia informs that following the resignations of Claudio De Marco, Fabrizio Dassogno, Luigi Spelli, Stefano Goberti, Maria Rita Galli, Luca Bertelli, Giuseppe Ricci, Paolo Grossi and Barbara Benzoni, as Galp Energia’s directors, the board of directors approved today the appointment of the following four directors to replace Claudio De Marco, Fabrizio Dassogno, Luigi Spelli and Stefano Goberti: Luís Palha da Silva, Filipe Crisóstomo Silva, Sérgio Gabrielli de Azevedo and Abdul Magid Osman.

Galp Energia informs that following the resignations of Claudio De Marco, Fabrizio Dassogno, Luigi Spelli, Stefano
Goberti, Maria Rita Galli, Luca Bertelli, Giuseppe Ricci, Paolo Grossi and Barbara Benzoni, as Galp Energia’s directors,
the board of directors approved today the appointment of the following four directors to replace Claudio De Marco,
Fabrizio Dassogno, Luigi Spelli and Stefano Goberti: Luís Palha da Silva, Filipe Crisóstomo Silva, Sérgio Gabrielli de
Azevedo and Abdul Magid Osman.

The board of directors has also approved to appoint to Galp Energia’s executive committee Luís Palha da Silva and
Filipe Crisóstomo Silva.

Additional information on the new member’s biographies is available at the end of this announcement.

The decisions of the board of directors will have to be confirmed at the next general shareholder meeting.

According to the law, the directors Maria Rita Galli, Lucca Bertelli, Giuseppe Ricci, Paolo Grossi and Barbara Benzoni
will remain in office until 31 August 2012, in the case they are not replaced sooner.

The current composition of Galp Energia’s board of directors and executive committee, as well as each executive
board member role is attached to this press release.

 

Composition of the board of directors  

Chairman Américo Amorim
Vice-chairman Manuel Ferreira De Oliveira
Vice-chairman Luís Palha da Silva
  Carlos Gomes da Silva
  Stephen Whyte
  Carlos Costa Pina
  Filipe Crisóstomo Silva
  Paula Ramos Amorim
  Baptista Sumbe
  Vitor Bento
  Sérgio Gabrielli de Azevedo
  Abdul Magid Osman
  Rui Paulo Gonçalves
  Diogo Mendonça Tavares
  Fernando Gomes
  Joaquim José Borges Gouveia
  Maria Rita Galli
  Lucca Bertelli
  Giuseppe Ricci
  Paolo Grossi
  Barbara Benzoni

Composition of the executive committee

Members Responsibilities
Manuel Ferreira De Oliveira Executive chairman / CEO
Luís Palha da Silva Vice-executive chairman / COO Refining & Marketing
Carlos Gomes da Silva COO Gas & Power / Oil & Gas Trading
Stephen Whyte CCO / Biofuels
Carlos Costa Pina CCO / Biocombustíveis
Filipe Crisóstomo Silva CFO

CEO: Chief Executive Officer; COO: Chief Operating Officer; CCO: Chief Corporate Officer; CFO: Chief Financial Officer

Biographies of the new board of director's members

Luís Palha da Silva

Held senior positions in various companies, including Covina, SEFIS, EGF, CELBI, SOGEFI and IPE. He was also Secretary of State for Trade. He joined the board of directors of the Jerónimo Martins Group in June 2001, taking over as Chief Financial Officer. He was chairman of the executive board of the same group between 2004 and 2010.

He is currently a non-executive member of the board of directors and chairman of the corporate responsibility committee of Jerónimo Martins Group.

Filipe Crisóstomo Silva

Since 1999 he is responsible for the Investment Banking area of Deutsche Bank in Portugal, accumulating since 2008 the position of chief country officer of Deutsche Bank in Portugal.

Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo

Was elected in 2005 member of the board of directors of Petrobras and CEO of the company, where it remained until February 2012. Prior to 2005 held the position of chief financial officer and investor relations of Petrobras.

He is currently the Secretary of Planning for the government of Bahia State and non-executive member of the board of directors of Itausa SA..

Abdul Magid Osman

Held several positions in the Mozambican government, namely as Minister of Finance, Minister of Mineral Resources and Secretary of State for Coal and Hydrocarbons. He was the chairman of the board of directors and executive committee of BCI - Banco Comercial e de Investimentos, SARL. and a non-executive member of the board of directors of Mercantil Bank, South Africa.

He is currently chairman of the board of directors of Épsilon Investimento and chairman of the board of directors and executive committee of Tchuma - Cooperativa de Crédito e de Poupança.

Source: Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A.

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