Cornish Lithium plc non-executive director and former chairman Derek Linfield steps down from today. From August 2016, he played a major role in developing the company including negotiating and structuring its mineral rights portfolio and initial fundraising. Cornish Lithium said that Mr Linfield’s longstanding legal skills were pivotal during the company’s early stages of development […]
Company Moves
Cornish Lithium appoints new NEDs
Cornish Lithium plc has appointed Adam Howard and John Raymond to the board as non-executive directors. ADAM HOWARD Each represent the company’s strategic investors the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) and The Energy and Minerals Group (EMG) respectively, following the £53.6m fundraise earlier in the year. Mr Howard is a director of UKIB, responsible for leading […]
Scirocco Energy COO Doug Rycroft steps down
Scirocco Energy plc chief operating officer Doug Rycroft has stepped down from his position following the company’s completed sale of its Ruvuma gas interest in Tanzania. Chief executive Tom Reynolds said: “As a secondee from Gneiss Energy, which assisted us with the disposal of Ruvuma, Doug has played a critical role in managing Scirocco’s interest […]
Horizonte co-founder and CEO Jeremy Martin leaves
Horizonte Minerals plc co-founder and chief executive officer Jeremy Martin will leave after 13 years with the company. His departure, which follows a funding shortfall for the Araguaia nickel project in Brazil, also sees chief financial officer Simon Retter resign. Non-executive interim chairman William Fisher and non-executive director Owen Bavinton also leave having served since […]
Europa directors Stephen Williams-Simon Oddie retire
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc directors Stephen Williams and Simon Oddie retired at the company’s general meeting this morning. Resolutions 3 and 4 for a shareholders’ vote on their re-election were withdrawn from the agenda. “These directors were retiring under the one-third rotation provision of the company’s articles of association,” said Europa. “Following consultations […]
United appoints Simon Brett as interim CFO
United Oil & Gas plc has appointed Simon Brett as interim chief financial officer and company secretary, effective immediately. Mr Brett has sectoral and public market experience having worked 14 years at Barryroe Offshore Energy plc in a senior executive position and latterly ten years as CFO. He previously held senior finance positions with Coca […]