Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. Appointment of Non-Executive Director (5218U)
13 Juli 2018 - 8:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5218U
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.
13 July 2018
13 July 2018
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)
("Gulf Keystone", "GKP" or "the Company")
Appointment of Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Following the earlier announcement that Philip Dimmock will
retire and thus not seek re-election at today's Annual General
Meeting, Gulf Keystone is pleased to announce the appointment of
Martin Angle as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director with
effect from Monday 16(th) July 2018.
Mr Angle has had a distinguished executive career across
investment banking, private equity and industry. His previous roles
include senior positions with SG Warburg & Co. Ltd, Morgan
Stanley, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, as well as the Group Finance
Director at TI Group plc, then a FTSE100 company. More recently, he
spent time at Terra Firma Capital Partners where he held various
senior roles in its portfolio companies. As a Non-Executive
Director he has served on a number of Boards including Savills plc,
where he was the Senior Independent Director, National Exhibition
Group (Chairman), Severstal, and Dubai International Capital. He
currently chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the
Audit, Nomination and Sustainability Committees at Pennon Group, a
FTSE 250 company.
On joining the GKP Board following the Annual General Meeting,
Mr Angle will also succeed Philip Dimmock as Chairman of the
Remuneration Committee and join the Audit and Risk Committee.
Jaap Huijskes, Gulf Keystone's Non-Executive Chairman, said:
"We are very pleased to welcome Martin Angle to the Board.
Martin brings a depth of financial, commercial and boardroom
experience to the Company and we look forward to his support and
counsel at this exciting time as we prepare to invest to increase
production at Shaikan.
On behalf of everyone at the Company, we would also like to
thank Philip Dimmock for his considerable contribution to the Board
since his appointment; he leaves the Company at a time when the
Company has strengthened considerably."
There is no further information to disclose under LR 9.6.13R
pertaining to this appointment.
The information communicated in this announcement is inside
information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation
596/2014.
Enquiries:
Gulf Keystone Petroleum: +44 (0) 20 7514 1400
Jón Ferrier, CEO
Sami Zouari, CFO
Celicourt Communications: +44(0) 20 7520 9266
Mark Antelme
Jimmy Lea
or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com
Notes to Editors:
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is a leading independent
operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the
operator of the Shaikan field with current production capacity of
40,000 barrels of oil per day
Further information on Gulf Keystone is available on its website
www.gulfkeystone.com
Disclaimer
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements
that are subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with the
oil & gas exploration and production business. These statements
are made by the Company and its Directors in good faith based on
the information available to them up to the time of their approval
of this announcement but such statements should be treated with
caution due to inherent risks and uncertainties, including both
economic and business factors and/or factors beyond the Company's
control or within the Company's control where, for example, the
Company decides on a change of plan or strategy. This announcement
has been prepared solely to provide additional information to
shareholders to assess the Group's strategies and the potential for
those strategies to succeed. This announcement should not be relied
on by any other party or for any other purpose.
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