In his decree of appointment, the NIOC’s CEO has listed several tasks for the new manager of the international affairs department to fulfill including diversifying markets and customers of crude oil and oil products, identifying new opportunities, using young, devoted, motivated, and efficient workforces, and increasing productivity.

In a separate message, NIOC’s CEO thanked the former head of the international affairs department Mohammad Karimirad for his efforts in this position.

Over the last ten days, the Iranian Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad has appointed new figures to the managerial positions of the Petroleum Ministry and its subsidiaries.

Appointing Kasra Nouri to the position of the Petroleum Minister advisor and head of the Ministerial Office, appointing Hamid Bovard as the new CEO of the NIOC, appointing the NIOC's board of directors and appointing Mohammad Sadegh Azimifar as the CEO of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) are several managerial changes have been made since Mohsen Paknejad become the Minister of Petroleum on 21st of August.