Ophir Energy Plc Directorate Change (9364H)
23 August 2016 - 4:07PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMOPHR
RNS Number : 9364H
Ophir Energy Plc
23 August 2016
23 August 2016
Ophir Energy plc
("Ophir" or "the Company")
Appointment of non-executive Directors and Board Committee
Membership
Ophir is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr David Davies
and Dr Carl Trowell as independent non-executive Directors to the
Company's Board with immediate effect.
David Davies will also be appointed as a member of the Company's
Audit Committee with immediate effect.
The appointments of Mr Davies and of Dr Trowell are a result of
Mr Nicholas Smith stepping down in May 2016 and of Mr Ron Blakely
announcing his intention to stand down at the May 2017 AGM.
David Davies has over 35 years' experience as a finance
professional, including roles with Morgan Crucible Company plc,
London International Group plc and Vienna-based integrated upstream
and downstream oil and gas company OMV AG. Most recently he served
as Chief Financial Officer from April 2002 and Deputy Chairman of
the Executive Board from April 2011 at OMV until stepping down on 1
August 2016.
David has held non-executive Board positions for Nova Chemicals
Inc. and Xella International SA, where in both companies he also
chaired the Audit Committee. He is a member of the Supervisory
Board of the Vienna Stock Exchange (CEESEG AG).
David is a Chartered Accountant with a BA(Hons) in Economics
from the University of Liverpool and an MBA from the Cass Business
School.
Carl Trowell is the serving President and Chief Executive
Officer of offshore contract drilling services provider Ensco plc
following his appointment in June 2014. He has previously held a
number of management roles at Schlumberger including President of
Schlumberger Integrated Project Management (IPM) and Schlumberger
Production Management (SPM). Carl began his professional career as
a petroleum engineer with Shell.
Carl is member of the advisory board for Energy Ventures, a
venture capital company investing in oil and gas technology.
Carl has a BSc in Geology from Imperial College London, a PhD in
Earth Sciences from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from the
Open University.
Bill Schrader, Chairman of Ophir Energy said:
"I am very pleased to welcome David and Carl to Ophir's Board.
Both have had extensive careers within the oil and gas industry and
will provide valuable experience as we continue to grow our
business."
This announcement is in conformity with Listing Rules 9.6.11R
and 9.6.13R.
For Further Information please contact:
Ophir Energy plc +44 (0)20 7811 2400
Philip Laing, General Counsel & Company Secretary
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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