EC Ecopetrol SA

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of October, 2015

Commission File Number 001-34175

 

ECOPETROL S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

N.A.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

COLOMBIA

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Carrera 13 No. 36 – 24

BOGOTA D.C. – COLOMBIA

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

 

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Yes ¨ No x

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- N/A

 

 

Appointments at Ecopetrol

 

Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC; TSX: ECP) hereby reports that the Board of Directors has approved the creation of the Vice Presidency of Transformation, a department that will report directly to the Office of the President. The petroleum engineer Carlos Alberto Vargas Medina has been appointed as the Vice President of Transformation.

 

The new Vice President is a graduate of Universidad América and has 23 years of experience in the entire oil and gas integrated value added chain, with an emphasis on drilling, well completion and intervention in the exploration, evaluation, development and production phases, both for offshore projects as well as on the mainland. Over the course of his career, he has held management positions in the United Kingdom, Argentina, Bolivia and Colombia.

 

As Vice President, he will be leading the Company’s Transformation Program, with a focus on new practices in organizational culture, development of business technology, integrated and effective project management and development of an environmental relations model that is aligned with community needs, to ensure fulfillment of the corporate strategy.

 

In addition, it is hereby reported that Margarita María Escobar has been appointed as the new Secretary General and María Consuelo Rodriguez has been appointed as the new Director of Corporate Affairs.

 

Bogotá, October 30, 2015

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Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia and is an integrated oil & gas company; it is among the top 50 oil companies in the world and among the four top ones in Latin America. Besides Colombia - where it generates over 60% of the national production - it has exploration and production activities in Brazil, Peru & the US (Gulf of Mexico). Ecopetrol owns the largest refinery in Colombia and most of the pipeline and multi-product pipeline network in the country, and is significantly increasing its participation in bio-fuels.

 

This release contains statements that may be considered forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All forward-looking statements, whether made in this release or in future filings or press releases or orally, address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, including in respect of the Company’s prospects for growth and its ongoing access to capital to fund the Company’s business plan, among others. Consequently, changes in the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements: market prices of oil & gas, our exploration and production activities, market conditions, applicable regulations, the exchange rate, the Company’s competitiveness and the performance of Colombia’s economy and industry, to mention a few. We do not intend, and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Head of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations

María Catalina Escobar

Phone: (+571) 234 5190

E-mail: investors@ecopetrol.com.co

 

 

Media Relations (Colombia)

Jorge Mauricio Tellez

Phone: + 571-234-4329

e-mail: mauricio.tellez@ecopetrol.com.co

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	Ecopetrol S.A.
	By:	/s/ María Fernanda Suárez
		Name:	María Fernanda Suárez
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: October 30, 2015