Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc has appointed Simon Ashby-Rudd to the board as independent non-executive director with immediate effect.
Mr Ashby-Rudd’s experience in upstream energy includes 30 years in investment banking at large financial institutions including Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Citigroup and Standard Bank where he was global head of oil & gas.
He was the founding European partner at UK boutique M&A and equity advisory firm Tristone Capital before it was acquired by Macquarie Bank.
Mr Ashby-Rudd has global experience in advising energy companies on corporate strategy and capital structuring, and has spent much of his career focused on Europe and Africa.
He holds a B.Sc in economics from University College London. He will chair Europa’s audit committee and serve as senior independent director.