Lundin Energy appoints Walker as CEO

Meren Energy

18/08/2020 13:11

OSLO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Lundin Energy  LUNE.ST  has
appointed Briton Nick Walker, 58, as chief executive officer,
the Swedish firm said on Tuesday.
    Walker has served as Lundin's chief operating officer since
2015 and will replace current CEO Alex Schneiter from Jan. 1,
2021, the company said.
    Lundin Energy became the second major player on the
Norwegian continental shelf to replace its chief executive after
Norway's largest oil and gas firm Equinor  EQNR.OL  appointed a
new boss on Aug. 10.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2FC0IT
    Walker started his career as a petroleum engineer with BP
 BP.L  and held various senior management positions at Bow
Valley Energy, Talisman Energy and Africa Oil  AOI.TO  before
joining Lundin. 
    Schneiter, who has led Lundin since 2015 and was at the helm
during the development of Norway's giant Johan Sverdrup
oilfield, will remain as a non-executive board member and
adviser, Lundin said.
    Lundin shares were down 0.4% at 1152 GMT on the Stockholm
stock exchange.

 (Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis; editing by Jason Neely)
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