Cadogan Shuffles Management

- Cadogan Shuffles Management

Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Cadogan Petroleum plc

The Board has completed a review of the Cadogan Board structure and composition, with a view to putting in place a Board best suited to develop the Company, following the completion of the major transaction with Eni S.p.A.

As a result of this review, in order to manage the increased operational activity in Ukraine, Ian Baron becomes Chief Operating Officer, responsible for the Company's operations on all of its current licenses and technical support on new business activities. Bertrand des Pallieres, currently a non-executive Director, becomes Chief Executive Officer, focusing on the strategic development of the business, in particular new acquisitions, key government relationships and industrial partnerships. These appointments take immediate effect. As a consequence of this Bertrand will over the next few months relinquish his day to day responsibility as CEO of SPQR Holdings SAE. Gordon Stein will remain as Chief Financial Officer.

The new Board structure will consist of an independent non-executive Chairman, two further independent non-executive Directors, a non-executive Director appointed by SPQR Holdings SAE, and three executive Directors. The Board is satisfied that this structure complies with the UK Corporate Governance Code.

Philip Dayer (acting non-executive Chairman) and Nick Hooke (independent non-executive Director) have tendered their resignations as non-executive directors, with immediate effect, as they believe that there should be more independent directors on the Board in view of SPQR Holding's substantial shareholding, despite the proposed structure complying with the Code. The Board would like to thank both Philip Dayer and Nick Hooke for their contributions to the Company since its IPO in 2008.

Mr. Zev Furst has joined the Board as a non-executive Director and will act as interim Chairman and will lead the recruitment process for a permanent Chairman and further independent non-executive Directors. It is anticipated that these further appointments to the Board will be announced by the end of September 2011.

Mr. Furst is a leading global business and communications strategist who has advised political leaders, foreign principals and corporate executives of Fortune 100 companies. He is the Chairman and CEO of First International Resources, an international corporate and political consulting firm he founded in 1992. In recent years, he has also advised and consulted with candidates running for national office in Israel, Japan, Mexico and Ukraine. In 1986, Mr. Furst was a founding partner of Meridian Resources and Development Ltd., an international commodities trading company specializing in chemicals and petroleum products. Mr. Furst currently serves as Chairman of the International Board of the Peres Center for Peace and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Kennan Institute in Washington, DC. He has written and lectured extensively on international affairs, business and political strategy and the role of media in politics and diplomacy. Any matters to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules will be announced in due course.

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Apache Shuffles Management

- Apache Shuffles Management

Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Apache Corp.

Apache announced the following promotions and appointments to its management team:

• Jon Jeppesen has been promoted to the new role of executive vice president overseeing the operations of the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, Deepwater and Gulf Coast Onshore regions.
• Jon Graham has been named vice president of the global environmental, health and safety organization.
• Mark Bauer has been promoted to region vice president for the Gulf of Mexico Shelf.
• Michael Bose moved up to region vice president and country manager for Argentina.
• Graham Lawton was named vice president — liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, leading the Kitimat project team for the LNG facility and Pacific Trail Pipelines.
• Kenny Paterson has been named vice president, LNG marketing and shipping, of Apache Energy Ltd.

"Apache is fortunate to have a solid team of seasoned leaders to help manage our growing global portfolio," said Rodney Eichler, president and chief operating officer for Apache. "As people advance in our organization, other Apaches equipped with the experience, leadership skills and awareness of our culture and goals can step forward."

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Vantage Shuffles Board Directors

Vantage Shuffles Board Directors

Monday, April 18, 2011
Vantage Drilling Co.

Vantage reported a change in the composition of its Board of Directors.

On April 8, 2011, Hsin-Chi Su informed the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Vantage that effective upon the appointment of Steven Bradshaw to the Board, he would resign from the Board and from the Compensation Committee of the Board. On April 14, 2011, the Board appointed Steven Bradshaw to the Board.

Paul Bragg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "I would like to thank Nobu Su for his service on the Board since June 2008, when Vantage acquired its current five drilling rigs, all of which were then just under construction. With the support of Nobu, we were able to expand rapidly from start up with about $275 million in assets, to full operations with approximately $2 billion in assets today. In the past few months, F3 Capital initiated the replacement of two of its internal Board representatives with new, independent, industry-experienced Board members. Our Board has evolved from its initial sponsor-heavy composition, into an independent group with both experience and industry expertise to provide sound governance and fiduciary oversight on behalf of all of our shareholders. I am also pleased to have Steve Bradshaw join the Board. His experience in offshore drilling will be a valuable asset to us."

EnCore Shuffles Management

EnCore Shuffles Management

Friday, April 15, 2011
EnCore Oil plc

EnCore announced the following changes to its Board of Directors.

Non-Executive Director, L. Keith Hughes has tendered his resignation with immediate effect. Keith has recently become a senior partner at a law firm which has a general policy prohibiting partners holding non-executive directorships with for-profit companies. Keith has been on the EnCore Board since October 2009.

A new Non-Executive Director, Vivien Gibney (formerly Gaymer) has been appointed to the Board with immediate effect. Qualified as a barrister, Vivien has over 26 years’ experience within the oil and gas industry. Vivien’s previous roles include nine years at Mobil as Legal Counsel, and prior to her retirement, more than 17 years at Enterprise Oil plc where she undertook various roles including Head of Legal, Head of Human Resources and Company Secretary for the Group.

Christine Wheeler OBE, EnCore’s Chairman, commented, "On behalf of the EnCore Board, I would like to thank Keith for his invaluable service as a Non-Executive Director of Encore over the last 18 months and as a trusted adviser in the five years before that. I wish him well in his new role and anticipate that he will advise us again in the future.

"I am delighted to welcome Vivien to the EnCore Board. A number of us on the Board have worked with her before and we are looking forward to doing so again as we continue to follow our strategy of delivering value for shareholders."