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Appointment of Non Executive
Appointment of Non Executive.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 0709Y Hunting PLC 27 August 2009 \n \n\n\n\n\nFor Immediate Release \n\n\n27 August 2009\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHunting PLC\n\n('Hunting' or 'the Company')\n\nAppointment of Non Executive Directors\n\nHunting appoints John Nicholas and John Hofmeister as new Non Executive Directors\n\nHunting PLC the international energy services company is pleased to announce the appointment on Wednesday 26 August, 2009 of John Nicholas and John Hofmeister as Non Executive Directors.\n\nJohn Nicholas, aged 53, is a British citizen and Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is currently a non executive director of Ceres Power Holdings plc and Rotork PLC and a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel. He was formerly the Group Finance Director at Tate & Lyle plc and prior to that Group Finance Director at Kidde plc.\n\nJohn Hofmeister, aged 61, is a US citizen resident in Houston, Texas. He is the founder and chief executive officer of the Washington D.C. registered not-for-profit Citizens for Affordable Energy, Inc. He is the former President of Shell Oil Company US and a former Group Director of Royal Dutch Shell PLC in The Hague, Netherlands.\n\nBoth Directors will join the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees with immediate effect.\n\nHector McFadyen who has been an Independent Non Executive Director since 2002 will retire from the board on 3 September 2009. The Board thank Hector for his valuable contribution and wish him well for the future.\n\nThere are no other details that require to be disclosed in respect of those directorate changes pursuant to Rule 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules.\n\nFor further information please contact:\n\n\n\n\n\nHunting PLC\nRichard Hunting, Chairman\nDennis Proctor, Chief Executive\n\n\n\nTel: 020 7321 0123\n\n\n\n\nBuchanan Communications\nBen Willey\nRichard Darby\n\n\nTel: 020 7466 5000\n\n\n\n\n\nNotes to Editors:\n\nAbout Hunting PLC\n\nHunting PLC is an international energy services provider to the world's leading upstream oil and gas companies. Established in 1874, it is a fully listed public company traded on the London Stock Exchange. The Company maintains a corporate office in Houston and ...