Appointment of Non-executive Director

RNS Number : 9267R

Gulfsands Petroleum PLC

26 November 2012

 



Immediate Release

26 November 2012

GULFSANDS PETROLEUM PLC

Appointment of Non-executive Director

London, 26^th November, 2012:  Gulfsands Petroleum plc ("Gulfsands", the "Group" or the "Company" - AIM: GPX), the oil and gas production, exploration and development company with activities in Syria, Tunisia and the U.S.A., is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Joseph Darby as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director.

Joe, 64, is currently a Non-executive Director on a number of Boards including Premier Oil plc and Alkane Energy plc.  He has over 40 years of experience in the energy sector, including eight years with Shell Petroleum before becoming Managing Director of Thomson North Sea Ltd. He has held a number of senior roles, including Chief Executive with LASMO plc, Chairman of Mowlem plc (2005-2006) and Faroe Petroleum plc (2003-2007).

Commenting on Mr. Darby's appointment, Andrew West, Chairman of Gulfsands said:

"My Board colleagues and I are delighted to welcome Joe Darby to join us.  His wealth of experience, both as a career oil and gas man and as a non-executive director of several public companies, will be invaluable to the Company and its shareholders at this critical juncture in our fortunes.  I much look forward to our working together."

Further information concerning Mr. Darby

Current Directorships:

Premier Oil plc

Alkane Energy plc

Sandleigh Limited

Former Directorships:

LASMO plc                                         1989-2001

Mowlem plc                                         1997 -2006

British Nuclear Fuels plc                       2001-2008

Faroe Petroleum                                   2003-2007

Centurion Energy                                  2006-2007

There are no further details for Mr. Darby required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules."

For more information please contact:

Gulfsands Petroleum (London)	[phone]
Richard Malcolm, Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Judge, Director: Corporate Development & Communications
Buchanan (London)	[phone]
Bobby Morse Ben Romney Helen Chan
RBC Capital Markets (London)	[phone]
Matthew Coakes Daniel Conti Tim Chapman

 

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