Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.U. has announced the appointment of Chad Tappendorf to its board of directors. Mr. Tappendorf has been appointed for a six-year term of office. He started his career at American International Group (AIG) within the corporate development division, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions.

Subsequently, he joined Gulf Investments Limited, a Dubai-based private equity firm, where he headed M&A and portfolio management spanning both the financial and technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) space.