LONDON-- Oil group Providence Resources PLC (PZQA.DB) Tuesday announced the appointment of Tullow Oil PLC's (TLW.LN) former non-executive chairman Pat Plunkett as its new non-executive chairman, replacing James McCarthy, who steps down on October 1.

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September 27, 2016 03:00 ET (07:00 GMT)