Rose Petroleum has appointed Chris Eadie to the Board of the Company as Finance Director with immediate effect.

Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCooper, Chris has subsequently had over 17 years of post-qualification finance experience and gained a wealth of capital market experience working across a wide variety of sectors and geographies. After leaving PWC, Chris held a number of senior finance roles at Cable and Wireless plc, following which he joined AIM-listed Aurum Mining plc as Finance Director. Chris will continue to be involved with Aurum on a part-time basis while it continues its transformation.

Group CEO Matt Idiens commented: 'I am pleased to be welcoming Chris to the Board of Rose and I believe his finance experience and, in particular his time spent within the natural resources sector, will enable him to add significant value to the Company.'

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