HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. announced the appointment of Milton Romeu Franke as Chief Executive Officer of the company effective immediately and in accordance with such unanimous decision of the Board of Directors of the company. Milton Romeu Franke joined HRT in 2009 and has served on the company's Board of Officers with lead responsibility for Engineering, Drilling and Production. During his extensive and prominent career in the energy industry, Mr. Franke worked at Petrobras for 26 years, during which he held senior responsibility for corporate planning, engineering, and research functions, among others.