PRESS RELEASE
22 JUNE 2005
RAMCO ENERGY PLC BOARD CHANGES
Ramco is pleased to announce the appointment to the Board of Malcolm Hay as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 22 June 2005.
Malcolm (aged 49) has spent over 20 years in investment banking, holding senior positions with Orion Royal Bank and Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB). Between 1985 and 2001 he was a director at CSFB where he led Canadian, Australian and UK capital markets teams. Currently, he is an associate with investment managers McInroy & Wood. Malcolm was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge. A full list of his other directorships is provided below. He holds no shares in Ramco.
Malcolm will become Chairman of the Company’s Audit and Remuneration Committees.
Dan Stover, Chief Operating Officer, has resigned from the Board effective 21 June 2005.
The Board has also agreed to split the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive both currently held by Steve Remp and has appointed Steven Bertram, currently Group Financial Director as Managing Director of Ramco Energy plc.
Ramco’s chairman Steve Remp comments:
“I am delighted to welcome Malcolm onto the Ramco Board. His successful career in international capital markets and close knowledge of the oil and gas sector will be of major benefit as we work to re-build the Company. He has already developed a close working relationship with the Ramco team as we benefited from his advice and guidance in concluding the recently announced Banking agreements”.
“Steven joined Ramco in 1986 and has served as Finance Director since 1991, he and I have formed an effective team over the years and I value his analytical and financial skills, coolness under pressure, attention to detail and ability to think ‘out of the box”.
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Ramco Energy - Aberdeen
Steven Bertram, Group Financial Director Tel: 01224 352 200
College Hill - London
Nick Elwes Tel: 020 7457 2020
Fleishman - Hilllard Saunders - Dublin
Michael Parker Tel: 00353 1 618 8450
Ramco Energy plc
62 Queen's Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4YE
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1224 352 200
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