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Amsterdam, 18 November 2016
Board Changes
Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC (LSE: NOG) ("Nostrum", or "the Company"), an independent oil and gas company engaging in the production, development and exploration of oil and gas in the pre-Caspian Basin, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Kaat Van Hecke as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 31 December 2016. Mrs Van Hecke will also become a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination and Governance Committee.
Mrs Van Hecke succeeds Eike von der Linden, who steps down from the Board of the Company with effect from 31 December 2016. Mark Martin will replace Mr von der Linden as Senior Independent Director and become a member of the Audit Committee and Atul Gupta will become Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Mrs Van Hecke obtained a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Ghent in Belgium. She also holds an MBA from the Vlerick Management School, Belgium.
Mrs Van Hecke has 20 years of experience in the petrochemical and upstream oil business. She has held a variety of positions with ExxonMobil, Shell and Österreichische Mineralölverwaltung (OMV) in Austria, Russia, Nigeria, The Netherlands and Belgium the most recent of which was as Managing Director and Senior Vice President heading up OMV's Austrian upstream business.
Commenting on the Board changes Frank Monstrey, Executive Chairman of Nostrum said: "I am delighted to welcome Kaat to the Board. She brings with her a wealth of sector experience and will add great value to Nostrum's Board, its Remuneration Committee and Nomination and Governance Committee. I would like to thank Eike for his dedicated service to Nostrum and, in particular, for his significant contribution as Chairman of the Audit Committee. We wish him all the best in his future endeavours."
The Company confirms that there is no further information regarding Mrs Van Hecke that must be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.
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About Nostrum
Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC is an independent oil and gas company currently engaging in the production, development and exploration of oil and gas in the pre-Caspian Basin. Its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: NOG). The principal producing asset of Nostrum is the Chinarevskoye field, in which it holds a 100% interest and is the operator through its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhaikmunai LLP. In addition, Nostrum holds a 100% interest in and is the operator of the Rostoshinskoye, Darinskoye and Yuzhno-Gremyachenskoye oil and gas fields through the same subsidiary. Located in the pre-Caspian basin to the north-west of Uralsk, these exploration and development fields are situated approximately 60 and 120 kilometres respectively from the Chinarevskoye field.
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