Block Energy plc has appointed Jeremy Asher as senior independent director, with immediate effect. Mr Asher was appointed to the board during August this year as non-executive director. He has extensive public listed company experience, including currently being on the board of Tower Resources plc, and having previously served on the boards of Pacific Drilling […]
Company Moves
Investor nominee Simon Gardner-Bond joins Cornish Lithium board
Cornish Lithium announced that Simon Gardner-Bond will join the board as nominee of South African investment company TechMet. Mr Gardner-Bond is TechMet’s chief technical officer and has a 20-year career as a geologist and mining analyst. He was senior metals and mining analyst at Investec Asset Management, helping to manage multi-billion dollar funds focused on […]
UKOG appoints Matt Gormley as CFO among changes
UK Oil & Gas plc has appointed Matt Gormley as chief financial officer in a non-board position. Mr Gormley was previously group financial controller of Shanta Gold Ltd and an audit manager at Grant Thornton UK LLP. With effect from 1 January 2022 the board will also be restructured. Kiran Morzaria, chief executive of Cadence […]
JOG appoints Richard Smith as COO
Jersey Oil & Gas plc (JOG) has appointed Richard Smith as chief commercial officer. Mr Smith has more than 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and wider energy sector. He has held various senior business development, commercial, corporate finance and strategy positions. Mr Smith was previously corporate development director at Ithaca Energy, […]
JOG appoints Graham Forbes as CFO
Jersey Oil & Gas plc (JOG) has appointed Graham Forbes as chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect. Mr Forbes is a chartered accountant with more than 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and was CFO of Ithaca Energy from 2010 to 2020. He qualified at PriceWaterhouseCoopers before moving to ExxonMobil, where […]
JOG appoints Les Thomas as non-executive chairman
Jersey Oil & Gas plc (JOG) has appointed Les Thomas as non-executive chairman. He was formerly a non-executive director and has replaced Marcus Stanton. Mr Stanton had been non-executive chairman for the past six years and will remain on the board as a NED and chair of the audit committee. Mr Thomas has more than […]