Board Change

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Tullow Oil PLC

02 June 2021

 

TULLOW OIL PLC

Board Change

2 June 2021 -   Tullow Oil plc announces that Dorothy Thompson CBE, Non-Executive Chair, has decided to step down from Tullow's Board. A search process to find a new Chair has been launched and is expected to conclude towards the end of the summer.  Dorothy will remain Chair of Tullow until the new Chair is appointed and an appropriate handover has taken place.

Dorothy joined the Tullow Board in April 2018 and became Chair in September of the same year. Dorothy was also Executive Chair of Tullow from December 2019 to September 2020 after which she reverted to her Non-Executive position following the appointment of Rahul Dhir as CEO.

Dorothy Thompson CBE, Non-Executive Chair of Tullow Oil plc, commented today:

"My time with Tullow has been interesting and challenging and Tullow is now well positioned for a positive and sustainable future. With the refinancing successfully concluded through our recent bond issue and with a new business plan in place which is progressing well under Rahul Dhir's capable leadership, I have decided that this is the right time to step back from Tullow and to move to other opportunities. I wish the Board and staff all good fortune and will remain a keen observer of Tullow as it executes its new strategy."

Jeremy Wilson, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Tullow Oil plc, also commented:

"All members of the Board and staff join me in thanking Dorothy for her service to the Group especially during her time as Executive Chair. During a very testing time, she calmly and wisely steered Tullow through a period of major financial and operational upheaval, and she leaves us with our best wishes for the future."

Rahul Dhir, Chief Executive Officer, Tullow Oil plc, said:

 "I am very sorry that Dorothy is leaving Tullow but fully understand her desire to step back now that the business is in a stronger position. I will miss Dorothy's astute counsel, her leadership and her expert chairing of the Board and I wish her well in her future endeavours."

This announcement includes inside information as defined in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014 and is being released on behalf of Tullow by Adam Holland, Company Secretary.

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Notes to editors

Tullow is an independent oil & gas, exploration and production group which is quoted on the London, Irish and Ghanaian stock exchanges (symbol: TLW) and is a constituent of the FTSE250 index. The Group has interests in over 50 exploration and production licences across 10 countries including Ghana where it operates the Jubilee and TEN fields. In March 2021, Tullow committed to becoming Net Zero on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.

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