29th May 2009 07:00
29th May 2009
PREMIER OIL plc
("Premier")
Appointment of non-executive director
Premier is pleased to announce that Mike Welton will join Premier's Board as a non-executive director with effect from 1st June 2009. Mike was appointed Chairman of Southern Water in January 2008 and also sits on the advisory board of Montrose Associates. He was previously Chairman of Hanson plc, the Turkish/British Business Council and the UK Government's Railway Sector Advisory Group. He has also held the position of Chief Executive of the international engineering construction and services group Balfour Beatty plc.
Mike is a chartered civil engineer and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Sir David John, Chairman, commented:
"Mike brings a wealth of board-level experience and will be a worthy addition. I am delighted to welcome him to the Board."
Enquiries
Premier Oil plc Tel: 020 7730 1111
Simon Lockett
Tony Durrant
Pelham PR
James Henderson Tel: 020 7337 1501 / 07774 444 163
Gavin Davis Tel: 020 7337 1515 / 07910 104 660
Evgeniy Chuikov Tel: 020 7337 1513 / 07894 608 606
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