Tullow Oil plc has appointed Ian Perks as chief executive office and to the board, effective from 15 September.
Chief financial and interim CEO, Richard Miller, who replaced Rahul Dhir, will return to his role of CFO.
Mr Perks has more than 30 years’ experience in upstream oil and gas, having worked in Africa and other international sites.
He has held senior roles at BG Group, Anadarko and Total covering all aspects of the industry.
Mr Perks holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Loughborough University.
Tullow has a total of 12 licences in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Argentina and decommissioning assets in the UK.