BroogeEnergy Limited announced the appointment of Firoze Kapadia as independent board member of the Company and regaining compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(b)(1), which requires the Company's board of directors to be comprised of a majority of independent directors. With this appointment, Brooge Energy's board of directors is comprised of seven members, including four independent directors. Mr. Kapadia qualified in June 1994 as a Chartered Certified Accountant in the U.K. and has accumulated a diverse career experience of approximately 27 years in the field of accounting, finance and management as well as in taxation.

In 2011, Mr. Kapadia joined the Al Sayegh Group as Group Chief Financial Officer to oversee its expansion into Africa in the mining and agro commodities sector. Currently he is overseeing the group's first mining IPO on ADX. Mr. Kapadia has also been involved with spearheading the group's foray into the agro commodity sector and acts as the CEO of the business.

In his role of Group Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Kapadia has the responsibility for ensuring preparation of consolidated statutory financial statements, preparation of appropriate accounting policies and procedures at group level, ensuring staff technical training for the finance department and ensuring that group companies file regular VAT returns.