MOL Romania has appointed Kinga Ágnes Daradics (in picture) new CEO and country retail manager from May 1. She will replace Szabolcs Ferencz, who has been promoted to lead a new division with MOL, Corporate Affairs. Ferencz has lead the Romanian subsidiary since the beginning of 2010.

Kinga Ágnes Daradics started working with MOL in 2003 and led the gas cards division. She supervised this division's activities in nine countries, Romania included. She has graduated the Babes Bolyai University in Cluj Napoca and holds an MBA from the Sheffield University.

MOL owns 128 gas stations in Romania, while its network in Europe reaches 1,500 units. MOL has recently signed an agreement with Romania’s Agency for Mineral Resources for three exploration areas West of Romania. MOL and Expert Petroleum have won the bid to exploit these areas. MOL has a 70 percent stake in the project, while Expert Petroleum holds the rest. MOL also owns five refineries in Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia and Italy.

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