Aminex PLC announced the appointment of Mr. John Bell as an independent Non-Executive Director of the company with immediate effect. Mr. Bell is a Chartered Engineer with a 30-year career in the energy sector, including senior positions at BP, Statoil and Suncor. He currently serves as Managing Director of Gulfsands Petroleum PLC. During his career he has worked in the Middle East, North Africa, the former Soviet Union, the Americas, the UK North Sea, Scandinavia and the Caribbean. He has previously been a Non-Executive Director at Gulf Keystone Petroleum and Executive Chairman at Tethys Petroleum. Mr. Bell will be proposed for election by shareholders at the next General Meeting of the company.