(ShareCast News) - Igas Energy has appointed Julian Tedder as chief financial officer and board director of the company with effect from 28 September.Tedder is a chartered accountant with 15 years' senior management experience both at operational and group level within the international oil and gas sector, including Centrica and Tullow Oil.Most recently, he was general manager of Finance for Tullow Oil, having worked at the company for over 10 years.Non-executive chairman Francis Gugen said: "We are delighted that Julian will be joining the board. His wealth of experience in the sector, most recently at Tullow Oil where he was part of the team that grew the business from being an explorer to a significant international oil and gas company operating with multiple partners, will complement Igas' existing leadership very well."At 0927 BST, Igas shares were up 4.2% at 25p.