Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. Appointment of CEO (3829K)
04 January 2021 - 06:00PM
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Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.
04 January 2021
4 January 2021
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)
("Gulf Keystone", "GKP" or "the Company")
Appointment of CEO
Gulf Keystone Petroleum, a leading independent operator and
producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is pleased to announce
the appointment of Jon Harris as Chief Executive Officer
("CEO").
Mr Harris has over 30 years' experience in the oil and gas
industry and joins GKP from SASOL Limited, an integrated energy and
chemicals company based in South Africa where he was Executive Vice
President, Upstream. Prior to this, he spent 25 years with BG Group
in various international roles, including Executive Vice President
Technical and General Manager Production Operations, as well as
senior management assignments in the United States, Trinidad and
Tobago and Egypt.
Mr Harris received a Master of Engineering in Fuel and Energy
(with distinction) from the University of Leeds, UK.
Mr Harris will join the Board of GKP and assume the CEO role on
18 January 2021. He will have a period of handover with Jón Ferrier
who, as previously announced, will retire on 31 January 2021.
Jaap Huijskes, Chairman of the Company, said:
"Following a thorough global search process, I am very pleased
to announce the appointment of Jon Harris as CEO. Jon is an
experienced executive who brings a wealth of highly relevant
project delivery, asset management, production operations and
technical experience within the sector to the management team and
to the Board. We look forward to him joining GKP and to his
contributions.
"On behalf of the Company, I would like to again thank Jón
Ferrier for his outstanding commitment and contributions since
joining Gulf Keystone in 2015. Under his leadership, GKP was
successfully restructured and transformed, as evidenced by today's
strong operational performance, low-cost structure, robust
financial position and pathway to further production growth and
value creation. We wish him the very best of success for the
future."
Current Directorships:
None
Past Directorships in past 5 years:
Sasol Africa (Pty) Limited
Sasol Canada Holdings Limited
Sasol Mining (Pty) Limited
Sasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Limited
There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to
sections LR 9.6.11, LR 9.6.12 or LR 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules,
FCA Handbook.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.
Enquiries:
Celicourt Communications: + 44(0) 20 8434 2754
Mark Antelme
Jimmy Lea
or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com
Notes to Editors:
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is a leading independent
operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Further
information on Gulf Keystone is available on its website
www.gulfkeystone.com
Disclaimer
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements
that are subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with the
oil & gas exploration and production business. These statements
are made by the Company and its Directors in good faith based on
the information available to them up to the time of their approval
of this announcement but such statements should be treated with
caution due to inherent risks and uncertainties, including both
economic and business factors and/or factors beyond the Company's
control or within the Company's control where, for example, the
Company decides on a change of plan or strategy. This announcement
has been prepared solely to provide additional information to
shareholders to assess the Group's strategies and the potential for
those strategies to succeed. This announcement should not be relied
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