Genel Energy Regulatory News (GENL)

27 April 2017

Genel Energy plc

Directorate Change

Genel Energy plc ('Genel' or 'the Company') announces that Chakib Sbiti has indicated his intention to retire from the Board of Genel at the AGM in June 2017. 

Chakib Sbiti has served over six years at Genel as Non-Executive Director and more recently as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. The Nomination Committee will review the composition of the Remuneration Committee in due course.

Tony Hayward, Chairman of Genel Energy, said:

"Chakib has been an integral member of the Board and his experience and insight gained from over 30 years in the industry have been invaluable to the Company. It has been a pleasure to work with Chakib, and all of us at Genel would like to wish him the very best in his future endeavours."

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Notes to editors:

Genel Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GENL). The Company, with headquarters in London and offices in Ankara and Erbil, is one of the largest London-listed oil producers and the largest holder of reserves and resources in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Through its Miran and Bina Bawi gas fields, the Company is positioned to be a cornerstone provider of KRI gas to Turkey under the KRI-Turkey Gas Sales Agreement. Genel also continues to pursue further growth opportunities within the Middle East and Africa. For further information, please refer to www.genelenergy.com.