David Robinson Joins New Zealand Energy Corp. as a Director and as CEO of the New Zealand Business
February 19 2014 - 7:00AM
Marketwired
David Robinson Joins New Zealand Energy Corp. as a Director and as
CEO of the New Zealand Business
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb 19, 2014) - New
Zealand Energy Corp. ("NZEC" or the "Company")
(TSX-VENTURE:NZ)(OTCQX:NZERF) is pleased to announce that Mr. David
Robinson is joining the Company's Board of Directors, and has been
hired in the new position of Chief Executive Officer of the
Company's New Zealand business. Mr. Robinson will join the Board of
Directors on March 31, 2014, and will commence his employment with
NZEC on May 19, 2014.
Mr. Robinson has been CEO of the Petroleum Exploration and
Production Association of New Zealand ("PEPANZ") since December
2012. As CEO of PEPANZ, Mr. Robinson made a significant
contribution to New Zealand's oil and gas industry, managing key
stakeholder relationships to ensure New Zealand's natural resources
can be developed profitably and responsibly for the benefit of
industry participants and all New Zealanders. Representing the
interests of oil and gas producers, explorers and service
companies, Mr. Robinson contributed to the development of
government policies and legislation and was a strong advocate in
all areas of policy, media and external relations. Prior to joining
PEPANZ, Mr. Robinson was Commercial General Manager for Z Energy,
was a Director of Shell New Zealand, and held a number of senior
downstream commercial positions with Shell both within New Zealand
and overseas.
"David Robinson's knowledge and skill set, his reputation for
honesty and integrity, and his relationships in the New Zealand oil
and gas industry are unparalleled," said John Proust, Chief
Executive Officer and Director of NZEC. "David will be on the
ground in New Zealand, overseeing day-to-day operations of NZEC's
assets and building on the strategic relationships that we have
developed with our community partners and industry leaders.
"David's decision to join NZEC is a strong endorsement of the
Company's assets and business model," continued Mr. Proust, "and
his strategic leadership and vision are the ideal fit to lead NZEC
into the future. On behalf of NZEC's employees and Directors, I
welcome David to the Company and look forward to working with
him."
"I am excited to take on a leadership role in a company that
will be at the forefront of New Zealand's growing oil and gas
industry," said David Robinson. "NZEC has already established a
strong presence in New Zealand, with a diverse portfolio of both
upstream and midstream assets. I look forward to building on NZEC's
solid foundations and taking advantage of the many new
opportunities this role will bring."
On behalf of the Board of Directors
John Proust, Chief Executive Officer & Director
About New Zealand Energy Corp.
NZEC is an oil and natural gas company engaged in the
production, development and exploration of petroleum and natural
gas assets in New Zealand. NZEC's property portfolio collectively
covers approximately 1.97 million acres of conventional and
unconventional prospects in the Taranaki Basin and East Coast Basin
of New Zealand's North Island. The Company's management team has
extensive experience exploring and developing oil and natural gas
fields in New Zealand and Canada, and takes a multi-disciplinary
approach to value creation with a track record of successful
discoveries. NZEC plans to add shareholder value by executing a
technically disciplined exploration and development program focused
on the onshore and offshore oil and natural gas resources in the
politically and fiscally stable country of New Zealand. NZEC is
listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol NZ and on the
OTCQX International under the symbol NZERF. More information is
available at www.newzealandenergy.com or by emailing
info@newzealandenergy.com.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
This document contains certain forward-looking information
and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable
securities legislation (collectively "forward-looking statements").
The use of the word "will", "build", and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from
those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. The Company
believes the expectations reflected in those forward-looking
statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these
expectations will prove to be correct. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements. The forward-looking statements contained in the
document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
These statements speak only as of the date of this document and the
Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements
that are contained in this document, except in accordance with
applicable securities laws.
New Zealand Energy Corp.John ProustChief Executive Officer &
DirectorNorth American toll-free: 1-855-630-8997New Zealand Energy
Corp.Bruce McIntyreActing General Manager Exploration &
DirectorNorth American toll-free: 1-855-630-8997New Zealand Energy
Corp.Rhylin BailieVice President Communications & Investor
RelationsNorth American toll-free:
1-855-630-8997info@newzealandenergy.comwww.newzealandenergy.com
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