Sky Petroleum has appointed His Excellency Sheikh Jabor Bin Yusef Bin Jassim Al-Thani to the Board of Directors of the company. H.E. Sheikh Jabor was appointed by the Board to fill a vacancy and will be included with management's proposed directors for election at the company's next annual meeting.

H.E. Sheikh Jabor is the chairman and director of several privately established companies in Qatar, which are active in industrial, commercial, representation, real-estate, energy conference and exhibition industries. H.E. Sheikh Jabor chairs the Energy and Environmental Holding, and United Group for Projects, whose subsidiary Qatar Expo hosted the Forbes CEO Middle East Forum.

Sheikh Jabor is the Chairman of insurance and reinsurance that includes two regulated entities by Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority (QFCRA). He also serves on the advisory board of directors of Georgetown University in Qatar.

"I am delighted to join the Board of Sky Petroleum, and strongly believe in the future growth of the company and the region," said Sheikh Jabor.

"We are very pleased that Sheikh Jabor has agreed to join our Board, and appreciate his confidence in the company and our project in Albania," replied Karim Jobanputra, Sky Petroleum's chief executive officer. "Sheikh Jabor will make a strong addition to the board of directors, as he brings both regional and international experience, which will prove to be of great value to the company."

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