The Repsol Board of Directors, which met on January 30, 2015, agreed, at the proposal of the Nomination and Compensation Committee, the appointment of J. Robinson West as independent director of the company. Following his appointment, the Board has also agreed to appoint him as a member of the Delegate Committee. J. Robinson West is an internationally recognized expert with extensive experience in oil and gas.

He is currently a Senior Adviser to the Energy & National Security Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC. He founded the international consultancy group PFC Energy, and he has held several positions of responsibility in the White House staff in several administrations. The Repsol Board of Directors also approved the appointment of market and finance expert Mario Fernandez Pelaz, an independent director of the Board, as a member of the Audit and Control Committee.