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Melrose
Announces the Appointment of Dr Ahmed Kebaili
06-30-2008
Melrose Resources plc announces
the appointment of Dr Ahmed Lakhdar Kebaili as an independent non-executive
director with immediate effect.
From 1995 until his retirement in 2006, Dr Kebaili, 64, was the Principal
Petroleum Engineer for the International Finance Corporation ('IFC') based in
Washington, D.C. In this role he led the technical evaluation of oil and gas
financing projects and he played a major role in the investment decision
process. Dr Kebaili was heavily involved in all technical phases of the
portfolio management, business development, risk assessment and training
activities of the Oil and Gas Division of IFC.
Prior to 1995, Dr Kebaili worked for Mobil Oil Corporation for approximately 15
years in several capacities. Before joining Mobil, Dr Kebaili worked for over
six years for a Dallas-based petroleum engineering consulting firm focused on
Middle East and North Africa, and OPEC countries.
Dr Kebaili is currently the principal of Tell Energy, an oil and gas consulting
firm. He is a graduate of the University of Paris, and holds an MSc in
Mathematics and a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa.
Robert Adair, Executive Chairman, commented:
"Ahmed's appointment as an independent non-executive director brings a
significant amount of oil and gas industry experience in our main investment
areas to the Melrose Board. We believe this will prove invaluable in
facilitating the execution of our strategy and we are very pleased to welcome
him to the Company."
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