– UK, Chiswick – Tullow Oil plc (LON: TLW), today announced the appointment of Roald Goethe to its Board as an independent non-executive Director, effective from 24 February 2023.
“I am delighted to welcome Roald to the Board of Tullow. He has proven skills as a business builder in Africa, with valuable practical experience in the country on matters such as financing, trading, and resolving complex commercial issues. He has an excellent understanding of Tullow’s business and vision, and he will provide a unique commercial and entrepreneurial perspective to Tullow’s Board, which will help us to pursue our long-term strategy.” said Board chairman, Phuthuma Nhleko.
About Roald Goethe
Roald Goethe is a highly experienced oil and gas executive with extensive commercial knowledge of Africa’s energy industry, including business development, M&A, and oil markets, specifically hedging, financing, and trading. In 1994, he joined Trafigura Group as an executive where he had an integral role in developing the group’s oil trading activities, primarily in West Africa. In 2006 he founded Delaney Petroleum Ltd, trading crude oil and petroleum products predominantly in West Africa and the Middle East. He then returned for a three-year term with Trafigura Group in Geneva and remained an advisor at the company until the end of 2021.
Roald Goethe is a long-term supporter and shareholder of Tullow, holding c.22 million shares. He is familiar with Tullow’s strategy and aligned with the Company’s commitments as a trusted partner to its host nations in Africa.
About Tullow Oil
Tullow Oil is an independent oil & gas, exploration, and production group which is quoted on the London and Ghanaian stock exchanges and is a constituent of the FTSE250 index. The Group has interests in over 30 licenses across eight countries. In March 2021, Tullow committed to becoming Net Zero on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.
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