Independent Oil and Gas plc has appointed David Gibson as its chief operating officer (COO) effective from yesterday (8 February). Mr Gibson has extensive North Sea engineering and project management experience over nearly 30 years in the energy industry. This includes Foster Wheeler Wood Group, Amec, Marathon Oil UK Ltd, TAQA Bratani, and most recently […]
Company Moves
Premier Oil proposes Alexander Krane as CFO
Premier Oil plc announced the appointment of Alexander Krane as chief financial officer from 15 April, following the company’s merger with Chrysaor. He will replace Richard Rose who is due to resign as interim chief executive officer and finance director on the same date. Mr Krane has more than 20 years’ experience in accounting, controlling […]
Premier Oil proposes three further independent NEDs
Premier Oil has announced the proposed appointment of three additional independent, non-executive directors (NEDs) to its board. Alan Ferguson, Margareth Øvrum and Andy Hopwood will be appointed with effect from completion of the merger with Chrysaor, except Ms Øvrum whose appointment will be effective on the later of 1 April 2021 and completion of the […]
Altona Energy appoints Cedric Simonet as NED
Altona Energy plc has appointed Cedric Simonet as a non-executive director with immediate effect. French geologist Cedric Simonet, 47, has spent most of the past 25 years living and working in Africa and works as an independent consultant in mineral development across the continent. He graduated from Université Blaise Pascal with a Masters in Geology in […]
Kavango Resources chairman Douglas Wright to leave
Kavango Resources plc’s chairman and non-executive director Douglas Wright will resign at the end of 2020 to concentrate on his other business interests. Mr Wright joined the company as non-executive chairman prior to its admission to the Official List in 2018 and helped guide the company through the IPO process. Kavango co-founder and non-executive director Mike […]
United appoints Tom Hickey as independent NED
United Oil & Gas plc has appointed Tom Hickey as independent non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2021. He will also chair United’s audit committee and will sit on the company’s AIM compliance and remuneration committees. Mr Hickey was chief financial officer for Tullow Oil plc from 2000 to 2008 and took a central […]