Savannah Energy PLC announced the appointment of Sylvie Rucar as an independent Non-Executive Director to the Board with immediate effect. Sylvie is a seasoned professional in finance, with significant expertise across multinational businesses both in an executive management and a non-executive capacity as board member and audit committee chairwoman. She was formerly CFO of PSA Group (the CAC 40 automotive company now known as Stellantis), Deputy CFO of Société Générale (the CAC 40 bank), a Non-Executive Director of CFAO S.A.S. (the €5.8bn revenue African-focused automotive and pharma retail company) and a senior advisor to leading global professional services firm, AlixPartners.

She is presently a Non-Executive Director of Alstom S.A. (the CAC 40 railway and services equipment company) and Avril Gestion S.A.S. (the €6.2bn revenue private vegetable oil and protein company). Sylvie also serves as Treasurer of Les Amis De Bassiata et des Enfants du Niger (a Niger focused education charity).