Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. Appointment of Non-Executive Director (7839X)
November 29 2017 - 02:01AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 7839X
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.
29 November 2017
29 November 2017
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)
("Gulf Keystone", "GKP" or "the Company")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Gulf Keystone is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacobus
("Jaap") Huijskes as a Non-Executive Director with immediate
effect.
Jaap Huijskes was most recently a Director at OMV (AG:OMV), the
Austrian integrated oil and gas company listed on the Vienna Stock
Exchange. While at OMV, he was responsible for Exploration and
Production (E&P) and oversaw the Company's expansion into new
territories. He also played a key role in OMV's operations in the
Kurdistan region of Iraq. Prior to this, Mr Huijskes held a number
of senior positions at Shell, including Executive Vice President of
Upstream Major Projects and Project Director at the Sakhalin Energy
Investment Company, which was set up to develop the Sakhalin-II oil
and gas project in Russia. He holds a Masters in Mechanical
Engineering from Delft University of Technology in The
Netherlands.
Mr Huijskes is currently a director of the Dutch state-owned
integrated oil and gas company, Energie Beheer Nederland. He was a
member of OMV's Executive Board for E&P between 2010 and
2016.
Keith Lough, Gulf Keystone's Non-Executive Chairman, said:
"We are pleased to welcome Jaap Huijskes to the Board of Gulf
Keystone Petroleum. He has an impressive industry track record in
the oil and gas sector, including relevant experience in the
Kurdistan region of Iraq."
There is no further information to disclose under LR 9.6.13R
pertaining to this appointment.
Enquiries:
Gulf Keystone Petroleum: +44 (0) 20 7514 1400
Jón Ferrier, CEO
Sami Zouari, CFO
Celicourt Communications: +44 (0) 20 7520 9266
Mark Antelme
Jimmy Lea
or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com
Notes to Editors:
-- Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is a leading
independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
and the operator of the Shaikan field with current production
capacity of 40,000 barrels of oil per day
-- Further information on Gulf Keystone is available on its website www.gulfkeystone.com
Disclaimer
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements
that are subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with the
oil & gas exploration and production business. These statements
are made by the Company and its Directors in good faith based on
the information available to them up to the time of their approval
of this announcement, but such statements should be treated with
caution due to inherent risks and uncertainties, including both
economic and business factors and/or factors beyond the Company's
control or within the Company's control where, for example, the
Company decides on a change of plan or strategy. This announcement
has been prepared solely to provide additional information to
shareholders to assess the Group's strategies and the potential for
those strategies to succeed. This announcement should not be relied
on by any other party or for any other purpose.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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