United Oil & Gas plc has appointed Tom Hickey as independent non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2021. He will also chair United’s audit committee and will sit on the company’s AIM compliance and remuneration committees. Mr Hickey was chief financial officer for Tullow Oil plc from 2000 to 2008 and took a central […]
Company Moves
Premier and Chrysaor to form Harbour Energy
Chrysaor Ltd and Premier Oil plc’s proposed reverse takeover will result in a new name for the company of Harbour Energy plc. Harbour Energy will be the largest London-listed independent oil and gas company by production and reserves. The company’s board will comprise 11 directors including six independent non-executive directors, two non-executive directors appointed by funds […]
Premier Oil CEO Tony Durrant steps down from board
Premier Oil chief executive Tony Durrant stepped down today (16 December) from the company’s board of directors. He will remain CEO until 31 December 2020. Finance director Richard Rose will be the interim chief executive from 1 January 2021 until completion of Premier’s proposed merger with Chrysaor. Chief operating officer Stuart Wheaton will be interim […]
Alba appoints two new non-executive directors
Alba Mineral Resources plc has appointed two new non-executive directors with immediate effect. Lars Brünner was from 2014 until May 2020 the arctic mining and environment, business development leader for international mining and environmental consultancy firm Golder Associates A/S. Mr Brünner has been an environmental consultant for more than 25 years and conducted numerous environmental […]
Altona appoints Christian Taylor-Wilkinson as CEO
Altona Energy plc announced that Christian Taylor-Wilkinson has been made Altona’s full-time CEO. Mr Taylor-Wilkinson has represented the board as a non-executive director since 1 February 2019 and interim chief executive since 20 March 2020. The company said that for the past 12 months he has been the main driver of its new rare earths […]
Breedon Group appoints James Brotherton as CFO
Construction materials company Breedon group will appoint James Brotherton as chief financial officer (CFO) designate on 1st January 2021. Mr Brotherton was CFO of Tyman plc between 2010 and 2019, prior to which he was director of corporate development for five years, contributing to the growth and geographic expansion of the company. Prior to Tyman, […]