Directorate Change

RNS Number : 7106I

Sound Energy PLC

21 June 2017

 

21 June  2017

Sound Energy plc

("Sound Energy" or the "Company")

Directorate Change

Sound Energy, the African and European focused upstream gas company, is pleased to announce, further to the Company's announcement of 23 May 2017, the appointment of Brian Mitchener to the Sound Energy board of directors as Exploration Director with immediate effect.

Brian Mitchener joined Sound Energy as Executive Vice President Exploration in 2016 and has over 35 years of exploration experience. Prior to joining Sound Energy, Brian spent 10 years at BG Group plc where he was General Manager Exploration, 5 years as Vice President Global Exploration at Statoil and 22 years with BP.

Brian is a chartered petroleum geologist, was previously President of the Petroleum Group of the Geological Society of London between 2001 and 2004 and holds an MSc in Petroleum Geoscience from Imperial College.

For further information please contact:

Vigo Communications - PR Adviser Patrick d'Ancona Chris McMahon Alexandra Roper	Tel: [phone]
Sound Energy James Parsons, Chief Executive Officer	[e-mail]
Smith & Williamson - Nominated Adviser Azhic Basirov David Jones Ben Jeynes	Tel: [phone]
RBC - Broker Matthew Coakes Martin Copeland Laura White	Tel: [phone]

In addition to his appointment to the Sound Energy board of directors, Brian Christopher Mitchener, aged 59, holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:

Current	Previous (last five years)
Cranford Rise Management Limited	BG Bolivia Corporation
	BG (Uruguay) S.A. BG Aruba Limited

 

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