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Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd (GKP)
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
03-Jul-2023 / 07:00 GMT/BST
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3 July 2023
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)
(“Gulf Keystone”, “GKP” or “the Company”)
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is pleased to announce the appointment of
Julien Balkany as a non-independent Non-Executive Director representing
funds managed by Lansdowne Partners Austria GmbH with effect from 3 July
2023.
Julien Balkany has extensive experience as an investor and board member in
the international oil & gas industry. He is currently Managing Partner of
Nanes-Balkany Partners, a group of investment funds that focuses on the
oil & gas industry, which he co-founded in 2007. Since 2014, he has been
Chairman of the Norwegian oil & gas exploration and production company
Panoro Energy ASA. He has also been Non-Executive Director of several
other private and publicly listed oil & gas companies including Norwegian
Energy Company (Noreco), Gasfrac Energy Services, Toreador Resources, and
Amromco Energy.
Julien began his career as an oil & gas investment banker and studied at
the Institute of Political Studies (Strasbourg) and at UC Berkeley.
Martin Angle, Gulf Keystone's Non-Executive Chairman, said:
"We are pleased to welcome Julien to the Board of Gulf Keystone Petroleum
as a non-independent Non-Executive Director representing funds managed by
Lansdowne Partners Austria GmbH. We look forward to his contributions to
the Board and the Company based on his significant experience as an
investor and Board member in the international oil & gas industry.”
Information to disclose under LR 9.6.13R pertaining to this appointment.
Current/Past Directorships of other quoted companies within the previous
five years:
Panoro Energy ASA (current)
Enquiries:
Gulf Keystone: +44 (0) 20 7514 1400
Aaron Clark, Head of Investor Relations 1 aclark@gulfkeystone.com
FTI Consulting +44 (0) 20 3727 1000
Ben Brewerton
2 GKP@fticonsulting.com
Nick Hennis
or visit: 3 www.gulfkeystone.com
Notes to Editors:
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is a leading independent operator
and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Further information on Gulf
Keystone is available on its website 4 www.gulfkeystone.com
Disclaimer
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements that are
subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with the oil & gas
exploration and production business. These statements are made by the
Company and its Directors in good faith based on the information available
to them up to the time of their approval of this announcement but such
statements should be treated with caution due to inherent risks and
uncertainties, including both economic and business factors and/or factors
beyond the Company's control or within the Company's control where, for
example, the Company decides on a change of plan or strategy. This
announcement has been prepared solely to provide additional information to
shareholders to assess the Group's strategies and the potential for those
strategies to succeed. This announcement should not be relied on by any
other party or for any other purpose.
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ISIN: BMG4209G2077
Category Code: MSCM
TIDM: GKP
LEI Code: 213800QTAQOSSTNTPO15
Sequence No.: 254791
EQS News ID: 1670211
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