Ecopetrol S.A. announces the appointment of its new Chief Financial Officer

BOGOTA, Colombia, Nov. 13, 2013 /CNW/ - Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC; TSX: ECP) announces that Magda Manosalva has been appointed as its new Chief Financial Officer.

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Mrs. Manosalva holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in economics from the National University of Colombia and a graduate degree in finance from the Harvard Extension School. Before this appointment, Mrs. Manosalva was the Chief Financial Officer of Reficar, between February 2012 and October 2013. She was also Ecopetrol's Head of Treasury between September 2006 and February 2012.

Ecopetrol is Colombia's largest integrated oil & gas company, where it accounts for 60% of total production. It is one of the top 50 oil companies in the world and the fourth largest oil company in Latin America. The Company is also involved in exploration and production activities in Brazil, Peru and the United States Gulf Coast, and owns the main refineries in Colombia, most of the network of oil and multiple purpose pipelines in the country, petrochemical plants, and is entering into the biofuels business.

This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the prospects of the business, estimates for operating and financial results, and those related to growth prospects of Ecopetrol. These are merely projections and, as such, are based exclusively on the expectations of management concerning the future of the business and its continued access to capital to fund the Company's business plan. Such forward-looking statements depend, substantially, on changes in market conditions, government regulations, competitive pressures, the performance of the Colombian economy and the industry, among other factors; therefore, they are subject to change without prior notice.

SOURCE Ecopetrol S.A.