Several top executives have left Nayara Energy. This includes directors and senior personnel. The resignations follow EU sanctions on the Rosneft-backed company. Those who resigned are Victoria Cunningham, Avril Mary Anne Conroy, Jorg Tumat, and Barbara (Hofbauer) Oberhauser. Alessandro Des Dorides also quit earlier. Nayara Energy has denounced the sanctions. Sergey Denisov is the new CEO.