Capital Drilling announces Mark Parsons to the Board as the upcoming CEO

– SINGAPORE – Capital Drilling Limited (CAPD:LN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Mark Parsons as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) with effect from  17 November 2014.

Mark joins Capital Drilling as Chief Executive Officer, bringing 36 years of experience in the minerals and oil and gas industries. Mark was previously at Australian listed Imdex Limited (“Imdex”), where he was Chief Executive of AMC Minerals, one of two major operating subsidiaries providing drilling fluids and advanced downhole survey instrumentation to the mining, oil and gas, water well, horizontal directional drilling and civil engineering industries worldwide.

Prior to working with Imdex, Mark was Vice President – Operations (Global Minerals Exploration) for BHP Billiton where he was responsible for the delivery of all global projects for greenfield mineral exploration. He was a member of the Minerals Exploration Executive Committee accountable for setting strategy & developing and delivering the Group’s 2 and 5 year plans. Prior to BHP Billiton Mark served at Halliburton Company, the global provider of services and products in the energy industry, for over 30 years. He worked in a number of administrative and industry functions across numerous countries including Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.  His skills include budget and cost management, balance sheet and asset utilisation, health and safety, acquisitions and disposals, with a core focus on customer relations.

Jamie Boyton, currently Interim CEO, will revert back to Executive Chairman from 17 November. He will maintain his day-to-day involvement in the running of the business for the necessary transition period following Mark’s appointment, moving to the role of Non-Executive Chairman thereafter.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr Jamie Boyton, Executive Chairman, said: “Mark’s broad experience in managing large and diverse teams in the mining, mineral and oil & gas industries for major and fast growth companies, combined with his complementary skills in building and managing large and complex businesses, makes him the ideal CEO for Capital Drilling. I look forward to working with Mark and helping him further consolidate on Capital Drilling’s industry leading position as one of the highest quality mineral drilling companies in our sector.”

About Capital Drilling

Capital Drilling provides specialised drilling services to mineral exploration and mining companies in emerging and developing markets, for exploration, development and production stage projects. The Company currently owns and operates a fleet of 97 drilling rigs with established operations in Chile, Egypt, Ghana, Mauritania, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Zambia. The Group’s corporate headquarters is in Singapore and it has its administrative offices for South America in Santiago.

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