Peter Rechberger

*…Controlling and monitoring of the service provider concerning all Operation & Maintenance (O&M) activities of the WAG (West-Austria Gasleitung) (O&M budget of ~17 MEUR/y) *…Supervision of and participation in all phases of maintenance projects (volume up to 130 MEUR) *…Elaboration of O&M concepts for certification as ITO according to the Austrian Gas Act *…Participation in european working groups (e.g. ENTSOG) *…Preparation of reports direct to the Management Board and to the Supervisory Board

*…Exclusive responsibility to perform market analyses in the context of the regulatory procedures *…Examination of compliance with technical and organizational market rules *…Direct point of contact for the field of unbundling for all Austrian Distribution System Operators *…Development and nationwide coordination of a Crisis Guide for the natural gas industry according to the Energy Management Act (Energielenkungsgesetz) and creation of an internal crisis manual at the same time

Responsible for all technical concerns of the company in the field of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

* Disciplinary and technical guidance of a team of 40 employees (6 teams) pertaining to Operation & Maintenance * Exclusive responsibility for compilation and implementation of the annual department investment and cost budget * Ensuring all measures for a secure, cost efficient and construction of natural gas and district heating pipes (~100 km/year) * Realization of all works required to control, maintain and repair the network (~15.000 customers, ~1.500 km pipeline)

*…Technical guidance of a team of 9 employees *…Compilation and implementation of the annual maintenance budget for the team *…Compilation of the maintenance plan for all gas measuring instruments and gas pressure regulation stations including regular monitoring, reporting and demonstrating compliance with the maintenance plan *…Contact person for technical issues of industrial customers *…Technician on duty in the 24/7 emergency stand-by organisation

*...Maintenance of all measuring instruments and gas pressure regulation stations *...Contact person for household customers regarding gas measurement *...Technician on duty in the 24/7 emergency stand-by organisation

* Project planning for external electro Distribution-System-Operator * Development of construction and operating licences for high voltage systems * Drawing of profiles and location maps

Graduation as “Dipl.-Ing.(FH)” - University Degree Programme “Automation Technology”

Higher technical school in electrical engineering