12 December 2024
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc
("Europa" or the "Company")
Board Changes
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the AIM quoted
Mr Krøll is an entrepreneur who has founded and successfully built multiple companies during his career. He is currently Chairman and CEO of SeeReal Technologies, a leading engineering and design house within the field of Holographic 3D Displays which has built a Holographic Display Patent Portfolio comprising almost 600 patents and patent applications and is one of the largest holographic display portfolios in the world. Prior to this, he held board level roles at several data management companies, notably: he was CEO of Boersinformation Telecom A/S where he doubled turnover, made the business profitable and then sold; and, he founded IFX Group Plc, which provided financial information services on mobile terminals, and after eight years of rapid growth he successfully sold the business.
Mr Krøll holds a Baccalaureate from Holte Gymnasium and a Master of Science from the Technical University of
In order to maintain a majority of independent non-executive directors on the Europa board of directors, Alastair Stuart will stand down from the board with immediate effect but will continue as Chief Operating Officer.
Brian O'Cathain, Chairman of Europa, said:
"We are delighted that Bo has agreed to join the Europa board. He is a proven entrepreneur with extensive experience in building businesses and will bring deep commercial and strategic expertise to the board. He understands the oil and gas sector well, having started his career as a geophysical engineer at Schlumberger before moving into the telecommunications and data management business. As one of our largest shareholders, he will provide a valuable shareholder perspective as we continue to grow the business."
AIM Rules for Companies, Schedule 2(g) Disclosures
As required by Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, the Company confirms that Bo Peter Høegh Krøll, aged 67, currently holds or has held the following directorships and partnerships in the last five years:
Current directorships and partnerships |
Past directorships and partnerships |
SeeReal Technologies S.A. |
None |
i2i Holding S.A. |
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Mr Krøll was a director of F. B. Krøll Ingeniørfirma A/S, a private, family engineering business in
Mr Krøll was a director of 27/4 1992 A/S (formerly named AXXESS A/S; Telecom A/S; and Børsinformation Telecom A/S) within twelve months of the company going into receivership on 06 August 1992. Mr Krøll was also a director of Polysat A/S, a wholly owned subsidiary of 27/4 1992 A/S, within twelve months of that company entering commencing an insolvent compulsory dissolution. Mr Krøll's directorships in these entities ceased following his sale of his shares 27/4 1992 A/S to the majority partner and the entities subsequently became insolvent.
Bo Krøll currently holds 57,951,502 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 6.04% of the current issued share capital.
There is no further information required to be disclosed in respect of the above appointments pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
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For further information, please visit www.europaoil.com or contact:
William Holland
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Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc |
mail@europaoil.com |
Samantha Harrison / Ciara Donnelly / Elliot Peters
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Grant Thornton |
+44 (0) 20 7383 5100 |
Peter Krens
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Tennyson Securities |
+44 (0) 20 7186 9033 |
Patrick d'Ancona / Finlay Thomson / Kendall Hill / Anna Stacey |
Vigo Consulting |
+44 (0) 20 7390 0230 |
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