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PetroTal Announces Additional Director Nominees & Retirements for Upcoming Shareholder Meeting and Provides Virtual Meeting Details
Virtual AGM on September 15, 2022 at 10:00am MT, 15:00 UK Time Calgary, Alberta and Houston, ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"PetroTal Announces Additional Director Nominees & Retirements for Upcoming Shareholder Meeting and Provides Virtual Meeting DetailsVirtual AGM on September 15, 2022 at 10:00am MT, 15:00 UK TimeCalgary, Alberta and Houston, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - September 7, 2022) - PetroTal Corp. (TSXV: TAL) (AIM: PTAL) (OTCQX: PTALF) (\"PetroTal\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce Messrs. Luis Carranza and Jon Harris as additional director nominees for election at the upcoming shareholder meeting (\"AGM\") to be held on Wednesday, September 15, 2022 at 10:00 am Mountain Time, 15:00 UK time.In addition, the Company is also announcing the retirement of Messrs. Gary Guidry and Ryan Ellson, who will not be standing for re-election at the AGM and will step off the Board of the Company at the close of the AGM. PetroTal sincerely thanks Gary Guidry and Ryan Ellson for their significant contributions and guidance since inception of PetroTal in late 2017. In addition to the five nominees (all of which are existing directors) described in the Company's Management Information Circular and Proxy Statement dated August 3, 2022 (the \"Circular\"), which is available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and the Company's website (www.petrotal-corp.com), the new nominee backgrounds are as follows:Luis CarranzaMr. Carranza, a resident of Lima, Peru, brings a wealth of financial and Peruvian regulatory expertise to the Company. Mr. Carranza was formerly the Director of the Institute of Government and Public Management at the University of San Martín de Porres, Peru. During 2017-2021, he served as CEO of CAF, Development Bank of Latin America. Mr. Carranza was also CEO of Sigma Capital, an infrastructure advisory firm, Chief Economist for Latin America and Emerging Markets at BBVA, and a Director of several companies. He has been Peru's Minister of Finance on two occasions, Deputy Minister of Finance and Director of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru and is highly educated on many government mandates, laws and regulatory workings. We anticipate Mr. Carranza will be critical in recommending commercial policy within the Company to navigate the Peruvian financial and social landscape. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota, USA.Jon HarrisMr. Harris, a resident of London, England, is an executive and industry leader in the oil and gas industr...