24th Jan 2006 14:51
Petroceltic International PLC24 January 2006 Petroceltic International PLC ("Petroceltic" or "the Company") Appointment of Finance Director Petroceltic, the Irish based international oil and gas exploration andproduction company is pleased to announce the appointment of Philip O'Quigley(age 42) to the Board, as finance director with immediate effect. Philip hasbeen chief financial officer of the Company since September 2005. Con Casey whoacted as part-time finance director of the Company will remain a member of theBoard as a non-executive director. Philip is also a non executive director of Glencar Mining plc andhas an interestof 2,000,000 super options and 2,000,000 standard options over ordinary sharesin Petroceltic, all exercisable at 12.5p and issued in accordance with theCompany's Incentive Share Option Scheme approved by shareholders on 21 April2004.There are no further details that are required to be disclosed underSchedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules. John Craven CEO of Petroceltic International PLC said: "The board welcomes Philip O'Quigley as finance director, whose breadth ofexperience within finance, will further strengthen our management resource. Iwish to thank Con Casey for his contribution as part-time finance director andam delighted that Petroceltic will continue to benefit from Con's experience inrole as non-executive director." For further information, call: John Craven, Petroceltic International plc 00353 1495 9285 Billy Clegg/Edward Westropp, Financial Dynamics 020 7831 3113 24 January, 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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