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 role in major acquisitions and exploration discoveries.
He also developed and implemented the financial strategy which saw Tullow grow from a micro-cap company to a FTSE 100 business valued at $15bn.
He is currently CEO of West African focused oil and gas company Boru Energy Ltd which is supported by The Carlyle Group.
Mr Hickey has served on the boards of a number of oil and gas businesses, gaining experience in finance and operations in projects across the globe, including markets in which United participates.
He is a Commerce graduate of University College Dublin and a Fellow of the Irish Institute of Chartered Accountants.
ALBERTO CATTARUZZA
United also announced that Alberto Cattaruzza will step down from the board on 31 December 2020 having served as a non-executive director since in 2017.
Mr Cattaruzza was part of the team that supported United’s original listing through the reverse takeover of Senterra Energy plc, where he was a director.
United Oil & Gas has a portfolio in exploration, development and production in Egypt, the UK, Italy and Jamaica.