Răzvan Popescu holds a Master of Science degree (MSc in Investment Management) from Bayes Business School in London and is currently pursuing a PhD in Economics at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. He began his career in 2007 and worked for nine years at one of Romania’s most prestigious financial institutions – the National Bank of Romania – where he held the position of Portfolio Manager, responsible for managing the international foreign exchange reserves. He is a Board Member of the Oil and Gas Employers’ Federation (FPPG) and a representative member of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP), the global forum of the oil and gas industry.
Since August 2022, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of ROMGAZ, Romania’s largest natural gas producer, after previously holding the position of Chief Financial Officer for two years within the company. He financially coordinated the most important transaction in the Romanian energy sector in the last 30 years – the acquisition of Exxon’s stake in the Neptun Deep perimeter in the Black Sea – and its financing. He also secured, for the first time, a ‘BBB-’ rating with a stable outlook from Fitch Ratings, in the context of the bond issuance for financing the Neptun Deep project.