Appointment of Non-Executive

RNS Number : 1356Y

Hunting PLC

17 December 2010

 



For Immediate Release

17 December 2010

Hunting PLC

("Hunting" or "the Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Hunting PLC (LSE:HTG), the international energy services group today announces the appointment of David Barr as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 January 2011.

David Barr (aged 61), a US citizen, is a former executive of Baker Hughes Inc., where most recently he held the position of Group President of Completion and Production.  Prior to this role he was Group President of Drilling and Evaluation and also a Division President of Baker Atlas.

He will join the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination committees.

Mr. Barr is currently non-executive Chairman of Logan International, a Canadian listed oil services group; a non-executive director of ION Geophysical Corporation, a NYSE listed seismic services company; and a director of Probe Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of specialised modular down hole tools.

There are no further disclosures pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.

For further information please contact:

Hunting PLC Richard Hunting, Chairman Dennis Proctor, Chief Executive

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, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.

 

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