Exploration Director of Rockhopper Exploration steps down

23rd Jan 2013 08:41

Rockhopper Exploration announced Wednesday the resignation of the oil and gas company's Exploration Director. Dave Bodecott will hang up his hat on January 31st after five years on the board of the North Falkland focused group."Dave has made a huge contribution as a member of the management team since the company's inception, firstly as a consultant and, since January 2007, as a highly valued board director," Chairman, Pierre Jungels, said. "We would like to extend our thanks to him for his hard work culminating in the discovery of Sea Lion and the successful exploration and appraisal programme which followed that. All of us at Rockhopper wish him well for the future." Rockhopper's Geology and Geophysics Manager, Fiona MacAulay, will take over matters regarding the subsurface work on the company's existing acreage and in new ventures.RD