Matra Petroleum PLC Appointment of Chairman (Replacement) (2123C)
April 12 2013 - 2:39AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 2123C
Matra Petroleum PLC
12 April 2013
The following announcement replaces the 'Appointment of
Chairman' announcement released on 12/4/2013 at 07.00 under RNS No
1913C.
12 April 2013
Matra Petroleum plc
("Matra" or the "Company")
Appointment of Chairman
Matra Petroleum ("Matra") is delighted to announce the
appointment of Bill Guest as non-Executive Chairman. Bill succeeds
the late Sir Michael Jenkins.
Bill has over 37 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas
industry. Trained as a geologist and petroleum engineer, Bill spent
his early career with Shell International before joining Monument
Oil and Gas in 1989, spending 10 years as Technical Director and
latterly Business Development Director before the company was sold
in 1999. Since that time, Bill has held a number of executive and
non-executive board positions within the energy sector as well as
providing upstream advisory support to a range of international oil
companies through Guest & Associates. He has been a
non-executive director of Matra since 2010 and is currently also on
the boards of Sacoil Holdings and British European Energy.
The Company has also resolved to formalise membership of the
remuneration and nomination committees. Matthias Brandl has been
appointed as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, and Bill Guest
has been appointed as Chairman of the Nominations Committee.
Commenting on Mr Guest's appointment, Chief Executive of Matra
Maxim Barskiy said: "We are fortunate to be able to call upon the
experience of Bill Guest as Chairman of Matra. As a Non-Executive
Director of the Company his knowledge and understanding is held in
the highest regard. His leadership will be invaluable as we
continue to work diligently to execute the Company's stated
strategy."
For further information, please contact:
Matra Petroleum plc c/o Pelham Bell Pottinger
Henry Lerwill 020 7861 3169
Canaccord Genuity Limited
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor 0207
523 8000
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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