Baron Oil plc has appointed Keith Bush as an independent non-executive director, with immediate effect.
Mr Bush has a petroleum background and worked for more than 30 years in the energy industry.
He spent six years with Amerada Hess Ltd followed by five years with Burlington Resources.
Mr Bush then held senior management positions with E.ON Ruhrgas, the German listed energy group, before joining Northern Petroleum plc as chief operating officer before becoming chief executive.
He is currently chief operating officer at TelosNRG Ltd, an advisory consultancy which he co-owns.
Mr Bush has a degree in Physics from the University of Manchester.
He holds no ordinary shares in Baron Oil.