Riverstone Energy Limited announced that John Roche has been appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Mr. Roche will serve on the Company's Audit Committee, Management Engagement Committee and Nomination Committee. The Board intends that, in due course, Mr. Roche will succeed Patrick Firth as Chair of the Audit Committee.

Mr. Firth will remain a director to support the orderly transition of responsibilities to Mr. Roche before stepping down from the Board in December 2023. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.13, Mr. Roche has advised that he holds no listed directorship positions. There are no other matters which need to be disclosed in accordance with the FCA's Listing Rule 9.6.13.

He is currently a non-executive director of Les Bourgs Hospice LBG and is a non-executive director of Elizabeth College, a registered Guernsey charity established under Royal Charter in 1563. Prior to becoming a non-executive director, John Roche was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, ("PwC") in Guernsey for more than 15 years, during which time he served as managing partner of the Guernsey office for 7 years and was leader of the Capital Markets Practice for 12 years. During his time at PwC, Mr. Roche specialised in providing audit and capital market transaction services to London-listed investment companies established predominantly in Guernsey, Jersey and the UK and admitted to trading on a number of markets.

His accumulated experience is based on a strong focus on alternatives, specialising in private equity, secondaries, infrastructure and real estate funds and investment managers in the listed and private sectors.Mr Roche is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.