28th Jun 2006 07:01
Premier Oil PLC28 June 2006 PREMIER OIL PLC ("Premier" or "the Company") Board Changes In line with the Company's previously stated intention to bring newnon-executives onto the Board, Premier is pleased to announce the appointment ofProfessor Dr David Roberts as a non-executive director. Premier also announcesthe retirement of Mr Azam Alizai who has served as a non-executive director forthe past nine years. Professor Dr David Roberts has been appointed as a non-executive director, witheffect from today. David Roberts has over thirty years experience in all aspects of explorationworldwide and extensive knowledge of deepwater areas, sedimentary basins,stratigraphy and prospect assessment. He spent 22 years with BP in a number oftechnical roles and was appointed BP's global exploration adviser in 1995 a posthe held until 2000, when he was appointed BP's Distinguished ExplorationAdviser. On his retirement from BP in 2003, David established his own geoscienceconsultancy. David is a visiting professor and fellow of Royal Holloway,University of London, the University of Southampton and IFP school in Paris. Hehas published numerous papers on a variety of geoscience topics. He is anon-executive director of GETECH plc. No other information is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule9.6.13. Mr Azam Alizai will retire as non-executive director effective 21st July 2006.Mr. Alizai joined Premier's Board as a non-executive director in March 1997. MrAlizai is currently Chairman of Pakistan Petroleum Ltd, the major producer ofnatural gas in Pakistan. Sir David John, Chairman, commented, " We are delighted that David Roberts willbe joining our Board. David brings a wealth of industry experience and we lookforward to his contribution to our Board. I would like to thank Azam Alizai for his contribution to the Board over thelast nine years. His advice, in particular in relation to our business inPakistan, has been of enormous value." 28 June 2006 ENQUIRIESPremier Oil plc Tel: 020 7730 1111Simon LockettTony Durrant Pelham PRJames Henderson Tel: 020 7743 6673Gavin Davis Tel: 020 7743 6677 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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