REG-Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Appointment of Non-Executive Directors

Gulf Keystone PetroleumAnnouncement

23/09/2024 07:15

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   Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd (GKP)
   Appointment of Non-Executive Directors

   23-Sep-2024 / 07:00 GMT/BST

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   23 September 2024

                                        

                                        

                    Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)

                   (“Gulf Keystone”, “GKP” or “the Company”)

                                        

                     Appointment of Non-Executive Directors

                                        

    

   Gulf  Keystone,   a  leading   independent   operator  and   producer   in
   the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is  pleased to announce  the appointment  of
   two independent Non-Executive Directors,  Catherine Krajicek and  Marianne
   Daryabegui, with effect from 1 October 2024.

    

   Catherine Krajicek started her career with Conoco as an associate engineer
   and remained with the company for a total of 22 years progressing  through
   a variety of oil and gas technical and subsequently asset management roles
   in both the US and Indonesia.  In 2007, Catherine left ConocoPhillips  and
   joined Marathon Oil where she went on to hold a number of senior executive
   roles before retiring from Marathon in  2018. From July 2019 to June  2023
   she served as a Non-Executive Director  on the Board of Cairn Energy  plc.
   Catherine holds a BSc and MSc  in Petroleum Engineering from the  Colorado
   School of Mines.

    

   Marianne Daryabegui  is an  experienced capital  markets adviser  who  has
   focused on oil and gas throughout  her career, firstly in-house at  Total,
   then in the banking sector at  BNP Paribas and Natixis, where she  advised
   multiple oil and gas companies. At Natixis, Marianne co-led the M&A Energy
   and Natural  Resources practice.  She was  also formerly  Head of  Natural
   Resources at  BNP  Paribas.  In  2021, Marianne  was  appointed  as  Chief
   Financial Officer of Lithium  de France and is  currently Head of M&A  and
   capital  market  operations   at  the   Arverne  Group.   Marianne  is   a
   Non-Executive Director on the  Board of EnQuest plc  and was previously  a
   Non-Executive Director on the Board of Pharos plc.

    

   The Company plans  to provide  an update on  Board committee  composition,
   including Catherine and Marianne’s respective appointments, in due course.

    

   David Thomas, Gulf Keystone's Interim Chair, said:

    

   "We are delighted  to welcome  Catherine and Marianne  to Gulf  Keystone’s
   Board. Together,  they bring  decades of  experience in  the oil  and  gas
   industry, emerging markets and finance which  will be of great benefit  to
   the Company. Following their appointments, we also expect to fully  comply
   with the UK Corporate Governance Code and UK Listing Rules requirements in
   respect of Board independence and Board diversity.”  

    

    

   Information to disclose under LR 9.6.13R pertaining to this appointment.

    

   Current/Past Directorships of other  quoted companies within the  previous
   five years:

    

   Catherine Krajicek

    

   Cairn Energy plc (now Capricorn Energy plc)

    

   Marianne Daryabegui

    

   EnQuest plc

    

   Pharos plc

    

    

   Enquiries:

   Gulf Keystone:                          +44 (0) 20 7514 1400  
   Aaron Clark, Head of Investor Relations

   & Corporate Communications               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

    

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   Category Code: MSCM
   TIDM:          GKP
   LEI Code:      213800QTAQOSSTNTPO15
   Sequence No.:  348264
   EQS News ID:   1992815


    
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