EnQuest plc non-executive director and senior independent director Karina Litvack has resigned due to an “unexpected conflict” arising through EU laws.
The company said that the bloc’s “unbundling directive” prohibited any director of a European power transmission company from also serving on the board of an upstream operator.
Ms Litvack, who was appointed to the post in September 2023, is a director of Italian company Terna S.p.A.
EnQuest will find her replacements as senior independent director and chair of the remuneration and social responsibility committee.
Chairman Gareth Penny said: “On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Karina for her contribution to EnQuest, which has been meaningful over the period she has been with us.
“Karina has brought a passion to her role as a director and her commitment to delivering a just energy transition is something that the board and I will seek to emulate going forward.”