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Gulf Keystone Petroleum reported that Keith Lough, Non-Executive Director, has been appointed Non-Executive Chairman.
Andrew Simon, currently Non-Executive Chairman, will retire from the Board of Directors of Gulf Keystone with immediate effect.
Commenting on today's announcement, Andrew Simon said: "Having overseen a renewal of both the Board and the senior management team during the last 15 months, and together with the restructuring announced today, it is now an appropriate time to hand over the Chairmanship to Keith, who has spent a lifetime in the oil industry. His deep industry knowledge at a time of low oil prices and geopolitical challenges has already proved invaluable whilst he chaired the Finance Committee and I am delighted that he has agreed to take on the Chairmanship."
Keith Lough said: "I would like to thank Andrew for his tireless work on behalf of all of GKP's stakeholders. Over the course of his time on the Board, as a NED and latterly as Chairman, he has overseen the Company through an extremely tough time, not only for all of the Kurdistan operators, but for the Oil & Gas sector as a whole. On behalf of everyone at GKP I would like to wish Andrew the very best in his retirement.
"I look forward to working with my fellow Directors and all at GKP as we focus on restoring value in the Company. I would also like to reiterate what has been said about the proposed restructuring. The deal effectively saves the Company and, whilst not without cost, is the only credible option which allows us to move forward with the Shaikan project."
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