Following the retirement of Mr. Hochard as the Chief Executive Officer of M&P and from the Board of SEPLAT, the Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Olivier de Langavant who is now the Chief Executive Officer of M&P as a Non-Executive Director of the Company effective January 28, 2020.

Mr. Langavant now replaces Mr. Hochard as a nominee of M&P on the Board of the Company. Mr. Langavant who is presently the Chief Executive Officer of M&P holds an Engineering degree from the National School of Mines of Paris.

He has served in various capacities within the Total Group which include: Senior Vice President, Operations in the Netherlands; Deputy Managing Director, Total E&P Angola; Managing Director, Total E&P Myanmar; Managing Director, Total E&P Angola; Senior Vice President, Finance, Economics & Information Systems of Total’s (E&P) branch; and Senior Vice President E&P Strategy, Business Development and R&D.

According to a statement from SEPLAT, the Board of Directors is indeed privileged to have him on board and look forward to his immense contribution towards the continued success of the Board and Company.