Polk named RWE Dea UK managing director | Oil & Gas Journal

Hans-Joachim Polk has been named managing director of RWE Dea UK, succeeding Rene Pawel, who will move to Hamburg to become RWE Dea senior vice-president for production in Europe.

Polk has worked with RWE Dea since 1991, most recently as managing director of RWE Dea Norge.

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