13th Sep 2006 09:24
Dragon Oil PLC13 September 2006 PRESS RELEASE DRAGON OIL plc Dragon Oil Plc ("Dragon") APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Dragon is pleased to announce the appointment of Gautam Sashittal as ChiefFinancial Officer with effect from 10th September 2006. Gautam, 48, is a registered Chartered Accountant and has extensive experiencewithin the oil and gas industry. He joins us from Royal Dutch Shell plc wherehe acted in several roles, latterly as the Head of Internal Reporting for theRoyal Dutch Shell Group in London. Hussain M. Sultan, Chairman and CEO of Dragon commented: "I would like to welcome Gautam on board and greatly look forward to workingwith him. His experience speaks for itself and this is a further indicationthat Dragon is looking to hire people of the highest calibre to meet thechallenges of the future." Ends Citigate Dewe Rogerson (+44 20 7638 9571) Media enquiries: Martin Jackson / George Cazenove Analyst enquiries: Nina Soon Date: 13 September 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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