The Board of Directors, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc has announced the retirement of Mr Michael Hochard as a Non Executive Director of the Company.
The company said that Mr Hochard in his role as the Chief Executive officer of Maurel & Prom (“M&P”) was appointed to the Board of SEPLAT in 2009 as a nominee of M&P and served meritoriously before his retirement.
Following the retirement of Mr Hochard, the board has also appointed 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.
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.
The SEPLAT 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.
SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Plc is a leading indigenous Nigerian oil and gas exploration and production company with a strategic focus on Nigeria, listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) and Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE”).
