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Genel Energy PLC (GENL)
Genel Energy PLC: Management change
10-Jun-2022 / 07:00 GMT/BST
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10 June 2022
Genel Energy plc
Management change
Genel Energy plc ('Genel' or ‘the Company’) announces that after
discussions with the Board following the recent AGM, at which Bill Higgs
did not receive the required 50% majority of votes in favour of
re-election as a Director, he has agreed to step down as CEO of the
Company with immediate effect.
Dr Higgs will take up a role as Special Advisor to the Chairman until 1
September 2022, to support an orderly transition, after which he will
remain as a consultant to the Company.
Paul Weir, COO, has been appointed as Interim CEO with immediate effect. A
search for a suitable replacement is now ongoing and an announcement will
be made in due course.
Paul joined Genel in January 2020, having worked for more than 30 years in
upstream E&P with experience in the North Sea, South East Asia and Africa.
Before joining Genel, Paul was Group Head of Operations and Safety at
Tullow Oil, having previously spent 13 years at Talisman as VP Production
and Exploration, and also worked in a variety of roles at Nippon Oil, Elf,
Occidental, and Total.
David McManus, Chair, said:
“Bill worked tirelessly at Genel and oversaw a positive change in the
strategic direction, operational capability, and culture of the Company.
He steps down as CEO with Genel well positioned to utilise our robust
balance sheet and material cash generation to fund growth and underpin our
material and progressive dividend for the long-term.
Paul has been a key contributor to the transition of Genel into an
operator with interests in more producing assets than any other IOC in
Kurdistan, and, given his longstanding operational experience with a range
of world class companies, is perfectly placed to lead the team as it seeks
to progress its next phase of growth.”
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For further information, please contact:
Genel Energy
+44 20 7659 5100
Andrew Benbow, Head of Communications
Vigo Consulting
+44 20 7390 0230
Patrick d’Ancona
Notes to editors:
Genel Energy is a socially responsible oil producer listed on the main
market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GENL, LEI:
549300IVCJDWC3LR8F94). The Company is one of the largest London-listed
independent hydrocarbon producers, with an asset portfolio that positions
us well for a future of fewer and better natural resources projects. Genel
has low-cost and low-carbon production from the Sarta, Taq Taq, and Tawke
licences in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, providing financial resilience
that allows investment in growth and the payment of a material and
progressive dividend. Genel also continues to pursue further growth
opportunities. For further information, please refer to
1 www.genelenergy.com.
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ISIN: JE00B55Q3P39, NO0010894330
Category Code: MSCH
TIDM: GENL
LEI Code: 549300IVCJDWC3LR8F94
Sequence No.: 167358
EQS News ID: 1372523
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