Ecuadorian state-owned oil company Petroecuador appointed Maria Elisa Soledispa as interim general manager, as per a statement published on the company's official website on Saturday.
The news comes a day after Petroecuador ordered the dismissal of the former manager for being involved in the Encuentro case, which investigates alleged corruption cases in Ecuador's public companies.
According to the note, the decision was made unanimously and was based, among other elements, on Maria Elisa Soledispa's experience of more than 15 years in the oil and gas sector.