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London, 23 June 2023
CFO Appointment
Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC (LSE: NOG) ("Nostrum", or the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), an independent oil and gas company engaging in the production, development and exploration of oil and gas in the pre-Caspian Basin, today announces the appointment of Petro Mychalkiw as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective 21 August 2023.
Mr Mychalkiw is a chartered accountant with over 17 years of experience leading finance teams within the natural resources industry, including both oil and gas businesses and mining/metals companies. Mr Mychalkiw has extensive public company experience and first-hand experience of E&P operations in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Mr Mychalkiw's previous roles in emerging markets include serving as Group CFO at I-Pulse Inc, High Power Petroleum LLC, Equus Petroleum Plc and Orsu Metals Corporation and serving as Regional Finance Director and Group Head of Corporate Finance at Oriel Resources Plc.
The Company anticipates that Mr Mychalkiw will also join Nostrum's Board of Directors in due course.
Stephen Whyte, Chairman of the Board, commented:
"On behalf of the Board I am delighted to welcome Petro to Nostrum. He joins the Company following the successful completion of its restructuring and as Nostrum is now at an important stage in its development. His extensive experience at the Group CFO level will be integral in supporting many of the initiatives and the anticipated growth that we expect to deliver at Nostrum."
Arfan Khan, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"Petro brings a wealth of corporate, finance and capital markets experience in the energy sector as well as knowledge and experience of working in Kazakhstan that will be of crucial importance as we continue to explore opportunities to commercialise our world class infrastructure as part of our mixed-asset energy strategy. I look forward to working with him at this very exciting time for the Company."
LEI: 2138007VWEP4MM3J8B29
Further information
For further information please visit www.nog.co.uk
Further enquiries
Ulugbek Makhmadiyarov - Head of Finance
ir@nog.co.uk
Instinctif Partners - UK
Tim McCall
Galyna Kulachek
Vivian Lai
+ 44 (0) 207 457 2020
nostrum@instinctif.com
Notifying person
Thomas Hartnett
Company Secretary
About Nostrum Oil & Gas
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) and the Astana International Exchange (ticker symbol: NOG). The principal producing asset of Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC is the Chinarevskoye field, which is operated by Zhaikmunai LLP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC and the sole holder of the subsoil use rights with respect to the development of the field.
Forward-Looking Statements
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No part of this announcement constitutes, or shall be taken to constitute, an invitation or inducement to invest in the Company or any other entity, and shareholders of the Company are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Save as required by the relevant listing rules and applicable law, the Company does not undertake to update or change any forward-looking statements to reflect events occurring after the date of this announcement.