RNS Number : 4838D
Island Oil and Gas PLC
16 September 2008
ISLAND OIL & GAS PLC
Non-Executive Appointment
Island Oil & Gas plc ("Island" or the "Company"), today announces that it is expanding its
Board with the appointment of Adrian Doull as
a Non-executive Director with effect from 12 September 2008.
Adrian (age 64) was born in South Africa and graduated from the University of
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Adrian has had a long
association with the oil and gas industry, particularly in North America where he was the
Chief Operating Officer of the Anglo American
Group's operating businesses.
He is a director of Comm Inc and has served on the board of a number of oil and gas
companies, including Adobe Oil & Gas, Francana Oil &
Gas, Canadian Merrill and Trend Exploration.
He has considerable international experience in natural resources in Africa and North
America, as well as in Europe, where he has lived
for the past 20 years. Until 2003, he was Senior Director - Europe, Africa & the Middle East,
of the international energy research and
consulting firm, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA).
There is no further information to be disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the
AIM Rules.
Commenting upon the new appointment, Paul Griffiths, Island's Chief Executive, said:
"I am delighted to welcome Adrian to the Board of Island as a Non-executive Director, and
we look forward to working with him at this
exciting and busy time in the Company's development.
Adrian's wealth of experience across numerous oil and gas industry centres will place the
Company in a strong position as we move
ahead."
Enquiries:
Island Oil & Gas plc Tel: +353 1 6313755
Paul Griffiths
Karl Prenderville
www.islandoilandgas.com
Davy (NOMAD and broker) Tel: +353 1 679 6363
Anthony Farrell
Landsbanki (UK broker) Tel: +44 (0)207 426 9000
Simon Robinson
College Hill (Financial PR) Tel: +44 (0)20 7457 2020
Paddy Blewer
Nick Elwes
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