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RECONAFRICA ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RECONAFRICA ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n \n ,\n \n \n June 6, 2024\n \n \n /CNW/ - Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the \"Company\" or \"ReconAfrica\") (TSXV: RECO) (OTCQX: RECAF) (\n \n Frankfurt\n \n : 0XD) announces changes to its Board of Directors, including the retirement of Chairman\n \n Craig Steinke\n \n , the appointment of the Honourable Diana McQueen as Chair and the appointment of D.\n \n Jeffrey Harder\n \n as a new independent director and Chair of the Audit Committee.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Changes to the Board of Directors\n \n \n \n Mr.\n \n Craig Steinke\n \n , the founder of ReconAfrica, is retiring as a director and Chair of the Board. Mr. Steinke has been a director and Chair since\n \n January 2022\n \n . Mr. Steinke played a pivotal role in the development of ReconAfrica including the acquisition of Petroleum Exploration Licence (\"PEL\") 073 in\n \n Namibia\n \n and PEL 001 in\n \n Botswana\n \n , the acquisition of the\n \n Jarvie\n \n -1 drilling rig and the drilling of three stratigraphic test wells. In addition, he was involved in extensive environmental, social and governance initiatives including the drilling and installation of 36 community water wells and the provision of 17 post-secondary scholarships for students from the Kavango regions and SAN community. The Company thanks Mr. Steinke for his major contributions to ReconAfrica. Mr. Steinke's retirement as director and Chair of the Board is effective immediately.\n \n \n Joining the Board of the Company as a director and Chair is the Honourable Diana McQueen, ECA, ICD.D, currently Senior Vice President of Stakeholder Relations & Communications of the Company since\n \n April 2021\n \n . Diana held senior level\n \n Alberta\n \n provincial cabinet roles from 2008 to 2015, including Minister of Energy, Minister of Environment & Sustainable Resource Development/Forestry and Climate Change, and Minister of Municipal Affairs. Ms. Mc...