Hurricane Energy plc has appointed Juan Morera to the board as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
The move follows a request from shareholder activist investor Crystal Amber Fund Ltd.
Mr Juan Morera Calveras (Juan Morera), aged 39, is a CFA qualified investment analyst with more than 10 years’ experience.
He currently works as an analyst and assistant fund manager at Crystal Amber Fund Ltd and has no shares in Hurricane.
Prior to this he was an investment analyst at Wills Towers Watson.
Mr Morera holds an MSc in Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BA in Politics and Public Policy from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona.
Edited 8 March: Hurricane today released an amendment to add that Crystal Amber Fund Ltd owns 575,649,999 shares (28.9%) in Hurricane.