New member of the VNG AG Supervisory Board
At an extraordinary General Meeting, the shareholders of Leipzig-based VNG AG appointed the Managing Director of OEW Energie-Beteiligungs GmbH (OEW), Oliver Simonek, to the Supervisory Board of VNG AG with immediate effect. Oliver Simonek succeeds the existing shareholder representative, Barbara Endriss, who stepped down from the Supervisory Board on 31 October.
“We would like to sincerely thank Barbara Endriss for her valuable contributions and her tireless efforts on the Supervisory Board of VNG. Ms Endriss has provided valuable impetus for the successful development of VNG with her expertise, commitment and foresight, especially in challenging times. At the same time, we are delighted to welcome Oliver Simonek as a new member of the Supervisory Board. I am sure that Mr Simonek will enrich our Board with his extensive experience in the energy sector,” said Dirk Güsewell, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of VNG AG.
VNG is a group of over 20 companies active in the European energy industry, employing about 1,700 people. As a gas importer and wholesaler as well as an operator of critical gas infrastructure, the Group, which is headquartered in Leipzig, is central to the secure supply of gas in Germany. With the “VNG 2030+” strategy, VNG is also pursuing an ambitious path for a market ramp-up of renewable and decarbonised gases such as biogas and hydrogen, paving the way for a sustainable, secure supply and, in the long term, climate-neutral energy system of the future.
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Oliver Simonek, Geschäftsführer der OEW, wird neues Mitglied im Aufsichtsrat der VNG AG.
