Appointment of Non Executive

RNS Number : 0709Y

Hunting PLC

27 August 2009

 



For Immediate Release

27 August 2009

Hunting PLC

('Hunting' or 'the Company')

Appointment of Non Executive Directors

Hunting appoints John Nicholas and John Hofmeister as new Non Executive Directors

Hunting PLC the international energy services company is pleased to announce the appointment on Wednesday 26 August, 2009 of John Nicholas and John Hofmeister as Non Executive Directors.

John Nicholas, aged 53, is a British citizen and Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is currently a non executive director of Ceres Power Holdings plc and Rotork PLC and a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel. He was formerly the Group Finance Director at Tate & Lyle plc and prior to that Group Finance Director at Kidde plc.

John Hofmeister, aged 61, is a US citizen resident in Houston, Texas. He is the founder and chief executive officer of the Washington D.C. registered not-for-profit Citizens for Affordable Energy, Inc. He is the former President of Shell Oil Company US and a former Group Director of Royal Dutch Shell PLC in The Hague, Netherlands.

Both Directors will join the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees with immediate effect.

Hector McFadyen who has been an Independent Non Executive Director since 2002 will retire from the board on 3 September 2009. The Board thank Hector for his valuable contribution and wish him well for the future.

There are no other details that require to be disclosed in respect of those directorate changes pursuant to Rule 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules.

For further information please contact:

Hunting PLC Richard Hunting, Chairman Dennis Proctor, Chief Executive	Tel: [phone]
Buchanan Communications Ben Willey Richard Darby	Tel: [phone]

Notes to Editors:

About Hunting PLC

Hunting PLC is an international energy services provider to the world's leading upstream oil and gas companies. Established in 1874, it is a fully listed public company traded on the London Stock Exchange. The Company maintains a corporate office in Houston and is headquartered in London. As well as the United Kingdom, the Company has principal operations in Canada, China, France, Holland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mexico, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.

 

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