Serica Energy plc announced that Kaat Van Hecke and Sian Lloyd Rees have each accepted an invitation to join Serica's Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors with immediate effect.Upon joining the Board, Kaat will be appointed to chair the HSE Committee and the Reserves Committee, and Sian will be joining the Remuneration and Sustainability Committees. After the AGM on 29 June 2023 Tony Craven Walker retired and David Latin took over as Chairman. The Company also announces that Trevor Garlick is stepping down as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 17 July 2023.

Kaat has over 25 years of experience in the petrochemical and upstream oil and gas business. She has held a variety of positions with ExxonMobil, Shell, OMV, and Nostrum Oil & Gas in Europe, Nigeria, Russia and Kazakhstan. Kaat is an experienced Non-Executive Director who currently holds Independent Non-Executive Director positions and chairs Board Committees at Glover Gas & Power B.V/Axxela Limited, the largest private sector natural gas distributor in West Africa, and at Trinity Exploration & Production Plc which is focussed on Trinidad and Tobago.

Sian has over 30 years experience in Oil & Gas, IT and renewable Energy industries. Her career includes roles at Halliburton Corporation, Oracle Corporation and Aker Group, across multiple geographies. Currently Sian is UK Managing Director for Aker ASA's Mainstream Renewable Power business which is responsible for growing a renewable energy portfolio in offshore wind and hydrogen.

She is also a Non-Executive Director and co-chair of OEUK Ltd, a Non-Executive Director for the UKs Net Zero Technology Centre Ltd, and a Non-Executive Director for Aberdeen Harbour Ltd. (Port of Aberdeen). Kaat Van Hecke (aged 51): Current Directorships: Glover Gas & Power B.V. /Axxela Limited; Axxela Funding 1 PLC; Transit Gas Nigeria Limited and Trinity Exploration & Production PLC. Past Directorships (within the last 5 years): Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC and OMV Austria Exploration & Production GmbH.

Sian Lloyd Rees (aged 62): Current Directorships: Aker Offshore Wind Limited; Arven Offshore Wind Farm Hold Co Limited; Arven Offshore Wind Farm Limited; Dubh Artach Holdings Limited; Dubh Artach Offshore Wind Limited; Energy Transition Zone Ltd; Net Zero Technology Centre Limited; The UK Offshore Energies Association Limited; UK Mainstream Renewable Power Limited and Aberdeen Harbour Limited. Past Directorships (within the last 5 years): Aberdeen Cyrenians Limited; Aker Engineering Malaysia Ltd; Aker Engineering & Technology Limited; Aker Offshore Partner Limited; Aker Solutions Eame Limited; Aker Solutions Holding Limited; Aker Solutions IP Limited; Aker Solutions Limited and Enovate Systems Limited.