Board of Directors
The Petroplus Board of Directors is the supreme management body of Petroplus.
The Board consists of nine members:
Patrick Monteiro de Barros
Chairman, non-executive Member
Patrick Monteiro de Barros has been Chairman of Petroplus since February 2011, succeeding Thomas D. O’Malley. He was the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from November 2006 to February 2011. Mr. Monteiro de Barros has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Argus Resources Ltd. (U.K.) since 1988. Prior to this position, Mr. Monteiro de Barros was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sigmoil Resources from 1987 to 1988 and Senior Vice President of Philipp Brothers from 1975 to 1987. Mr. Monteiro de Barros currently serves as a Chairman of the Monteiro de Barros Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal, Chairman of Protea Holdings, NY, USA and is a Non-executive Member of the Board of the Espirito Santo Financial Group.
Jean-Paul Vettier
Executive Member and Chief Executive Officer
Jean-Paul Vettier was appointed CEO in September 2009. Prior to joining Petroplus, he was active in advising investment and management firms on energy matters and he has also served as a Board Member for companies based in the US, Europe and Canada. From 1993 to March 2006, he was Chairman and CEO and member of the Executive Committee of Total Refining & Marketing, a multinational energy company. Between 1992 and 1996, he was non-executive Chairman of Total Petroleum North America. Prior to joining Total in 1990, he served as the General Manager of the Petrochemical Division and as a member of the Executive Committee at Orkem from 1987 to 1989. From 1970 to 1986, Mr. Vettier was employed by Rhône-Poulenc, a chemical and petrochemical firm where he held operational responsibilities.
Markus Dennler, Dr.
Chairperson of the Audit Committee, non-executive Member
Dr. Markus Dennler has been a Member of the Board of Directors since November 2006 and serves as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. Dr. Dennler served in a series of positions within the Credit Suisse Group, ultimately as a Member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Financial Services and as Chief Executive Officer responsible for the global operational life and pensions business. Prior to that, he was a Member of the Corporate Executive Board of Winterthur Insurance, at that time a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group. Dr. Dennler currently serves as Vice Chairman of Implenia AG and Allianz Suisse and as a member of the board of Swissquote Group and Jelmoli. Dr. Dennler is also a permanent Council member of the British Swiss Chamber of Commerce.
Walter Grüebler, Dr.
Non-executive Member
Dr. Walter Grüebler has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2006. Walter Grüebler served as CEO of Sika AG from 2000 to 2004. From 1990 to 1999, Mr. Grüebler was a member of Group Management of Alusuisse AG and from 1974 to 1990 was CEO and Vice Chairman of the BoD of Airex AG. Activities in governing and supervisory bodies Dr. Grüebler serves as Chairman of the BoD of Sika AG, Chairman of Adval Tech AG and National Versicherungen. Dr. Grüebler is a Board member of ETH Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland.
Robert J. Lavinia
Non-executive Member
Robert J. Lavinia has served on the Board of Directors since May 2007. He was President of Petroplus from July 5, 2007 until March 1, 2008, and CEO of Petroplus from March 1, 2008 until August 31, 2009. Prior to joining Petroplus, he worked for a number of large energy companies including Gulf Oil Corporation (1970 – 1980), Phibro Energy Corporation (1980 – 1991) and Tosco Corporation (1992 – 2001). Mr. Lavinia served on the BoD of Transcor SA, a Belgium based trading company from 2002 to 2006 and as Chairman of the Board of the Pasadena Refining Company from 2005 to 2006.
Maria Livanos Cattaui
Non-executive Member
Maria Livanos Cattaui has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2006. Mrs. Cattaui currently serves on various non-profit boards around the world, including the International Crisis Group (Brussels), ICT for Peace Foundation (Geneva), EastWest Institute (New York), the World Life Sciences (Geneva), the Institute of International Education (New York), the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), the International Youth Foundation (Baltimore), the Schulich School of Business (York University, Toronto) and the Elliott School of International Affairs (George Washington University, Washington D.C.). Mrs. Cattaui was Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce from 1996 through June 2005. Prior to this position, Mrs. Cattaui was with the World Economic Forum in Geneva for nearly two decades, rising to become Managing Director, responsible for the forum’s annual meeting in Davos.
Eija Malmivirta
Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, non-executive Member
Eija Malmivirta has been a member of the Board of Directors since November 2006. Ms. Malmivirta served as Chairman and principal owner of Merei Oy Ltd from 1996 to 2002. Prior to this position, she served in various positions with Neste Oil Oyj, most recently as Executive Vice President, Head of Neste Oil Trading and Supply. Ms. Malmivirta presently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Kotimaa Yhtiöt Oy, Helsinki and Miinan Hoitolat Oy, Helsinki.
Werner G. Müller, Dr.
Non-executive Member
Dr. Werner G. Müller has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2007. Dr. Müller has more than 40 years of professional experience in technical and economic aspects of the mining, metallurgical and oil and gas businesses. Dr. Müller has worked for the world’s leading commodity trading firms, including Philipp Brothers (1971 – 1985), Glencore and its predecessor Marc Rich (1989 – 2000). Since 2000, Dr. Müller has been an independent minerals industry consultant. He is also a Senior Associate of Behre Dolbear, a US-based consulting group specialized in evaluating minerals industry assets and providing mining financial services.
Patrick Power
Chairman of the Compensation Committee, non-executive Member
Patrick Power has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2006 and Chairman of the Compensation Committe since 2011. Mr. Power has served as Founder & Managing Director of Shannon LNG Limited since 2003. Prior to that he served as Director & Chief Executive of the Irish National Petroleum Corporation from 1998 to 2001 and the Irish Petroleum Company from 2001 to 2002. From 1973 to 1993 Mr. Power had various positions with Marathon Oil Company, most recently as President – Marathon International Petroleum – Worldwide Business Development. Mr. Power also serves as a Member of the Board of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland.
