Ecopetrol Employee Elected to Board Amid Voting Process by Colombian Government

Ecopetrol announces the election of Mr. Cesar Eduardo Loza Arenas as the seventh director on the slate proposed by the Government of Colombia. The formalization of the complete slate remains subject to corporate procedures. Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia and a major integrated energy company in the American continent, with operations in Colombia, the US, Brazil, Mexico, and other countries.