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Management Changes
Management Changes.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 8213D Roxi Petroleum Plc 09 December 2009 \n \n\n\nRoxi Petroleum \n(\"Roxi\" or \"the Company\")\nManagement changes\n\nNew Chief Executive\n\nRoxi announces that with effect from 1 January 2010 David Wilkes, the Company's Chief Financial Officer will become Chief Executive, replacing Rob Schoonbrood who, after reaching the age of 65, has informed the board of his wish to retire. \n\nDavid Wilkes\n\nDavid (47) joined the Roxi board on 1 October 2009, from Ernst & Young where he was a partner in the Almaty office and was most recently the partner responsible for advisory services in Kazakhstan and global service partner for ENRC Plc. David has over 25 years commercial experience, including eight years as Managing Partner of Ernst & Young Kazakhstan, nine years of practice in London, 18 months in Moscow where he acted for TNK-BP as client service partner and six years in Portugal. \n\nHe managed the integration of Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen in Kazakhstan, when they merged in 2002 across the CIS. During his term the Ernst & Young office grew from 25 professionals to a firm of over 400 professionals, including 14 partners, serving some of the leading enterprises in Kazakhstan, including KMG E&P, Kazakhmys and ENRC.\n\nHe has acted as audit partner for a number of smaller onshore exploration companies operating in Kazakhstan including Karakudukmunai, Kazakhoil Aktobe, Zhaikmunai and TenginzChevroil's operation at Tengiz. He is also involved with some of the PSA consortium's in Kazakhstan, such as OKIOC (now Kashagan operation or KCO) and Shell Temir operation.\n\nHe has been the Chairman of the Kazakhstan Foreign Investors Council for the past two and a half years, where he has been responsible for the co-ordination of the bi-annual plenary session between the 25 CEO's of the largest foreign investors in Kazakhstan and the President of Kazakhstan, as well as acting as moderator for the foreign side discussion for the plenary session itself. He has also been on the board of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan for the past 6 years.\n\nRob Schoonbrood\n\nThe board expresses its warmest thanks to Rob Schoonbrood who was the visionary behind the Roxi concept. Rob successfully negotiated&nb...