4th Sep 2006 07:00
Emerald Energy PLC04 September 2006 For immediate release4 September 2006 Emerald Energy PLC ("Emerald" or the "Company") Appointment of Director Emerald is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Angus MacAskill (aged 47)as a director of the Company with immediate effect. Mr MacAskill also joins theexecutive management team of Emerald as its Chief Operating Officer. Mr MacAskill graduated from Edinburgh University in 1981 with a B.Sc. Degree(1st Class Honours) in Physics. Later the same year he started his oil industrycareer with Schlumberger, the integrated oil field service company, working oninternational assignments in Africa for 5 years. He then returned to full timeeducation and graduated from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, in 1987 with anM.Eng. Degree (with Distinction) in Petroleum Engineering. In October 1987, Angus joined Mobil Oil and, during his 10 year employment withthe company, held a number of production, reservoir engineering and managerialposts in London, Aberdeen and Stavanger. During his time with Mobil, Angus alsocontinued his professional development and in 1996 graduated with an M.B.A.(with Distinction) from Aberdeen University. In 1997, he joined Enterprise Oil and, during his 5 years there, rose to theposition of Vice President for Business Development (USA). In 2002, Shellacquired Enterprise Oil and Angus elected to leave and return to UK. Over thenext 2 years he provided consultancy services to a number of organisations. InOctober 2004 Angus was appointed an executive director of Elixir Petroleum Ltd,a position from which he resigned in July 2006 to join Emerald. Alastair Beardsall, Emerald's Chairman said of today's appointment, "I am very pleased that Angus has agreed to join us. He brings his skills,expertise and technical leadership to Emerald to further extend the growth thatthe company has experienced over the past 3 years. Angus arrives as we commencethe drilling of Tigris No.1, an exploration well in Syria, and prepare for ourwinter drilling campaign in Colombia." The following information has been notified to the Company by Mr A MacAskill andis disclosed in accordance with Paragraph 9.6.13 (1) of the Listing Rules of theUK Listing Authority. The following directorships of Mr A MacAskill: +-------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------+|Company |Position held |Dates of directorship|+-------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------+|Elixir Petroleum Limited |Executive Director |Oct 2004 to Aug 2006 |+-------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------+|Elixir Petroleum (UK) |Director |May 2005 to Aug 2006 ||Limited | | |+-------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------+|Enterprise Oil plc |VP Business Development (USA),|Dec 2000 to Sept 2002|| |including directorships of the| || |following subsidiaries: | || | | || |- Enterprise Oil Gulf of | || |Mexico, Inc. | || | | || |- Enterprise Oil Louisiana, | || |Inc. | || | | || |- Enterprise Oil Services, | || |Inc. | |+-------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------+|Xmplar Limited |Director |June 2003 to present |+-------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------+ The Company can confirm that there is no further information required fordisclosure under Rule 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority. Company web site may be found at www.emeraldenergy.com Enquiries: Helen Manning 020 7925 2440 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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