30 June 2022

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)

("Gulf Keystone", "GKP" or "the Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Gulf Keystone is pleased to announce the appointment of Wanda Mwaura as an independent NonExecutive Director with effect from 1 July 2022.

Mrs Mwaura has over 25 years experience in the financial services sector with extensive experience in both executive and non-executive roles, including Audit Committee membership.  Wanda is a qualified accountant and was previously a partner in Ernst & Young (Bermuda) and the Chief Accounting Officer at PartnerRe.  She is now a non-executive director of International General Insurance Company Limited and a number of private companies including Clarien Bank Limited as well as Executive Director for the Bermuda Public Accountability Board. 

Mrs Mwaura has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Bermuda, where she resides.  Upon joining GKP it is proposed that she will also join as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.  

Jaap Huijskes, Gulf Keystone's Non-Executive Chairman, said:

"We are pleased to welcome Wanda to the Board of Gulf Keystone Petroleum. She is highly respected in the financial services industry and complements the Board with her extensive skill set.  We very much look forward to her contributions to the development of the Company."

Information to disclose under LR 9.6.13R pertaining to this appointment.

Current/Past Directorships of other quoted companies within the previous five years:

International General Insurance Company Limited (current)