Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited announced Mr. Mark Wall has joined its board as a non-executive director to replace Mr. Atul Gupta who has stepped down. Mr. Wall has more than 27 years of experience in the mining industry in executive, commercial, operations and sustainability roles. He has operated at various senior levels of publicly listed mining companies, including as the CEO of a Canadian TSX listed mining company, the Senior Vice President & Operations Officer for gold mining companies listed on the TSX and NYSE, and the Chief Commercial Officer and lead Operations executive for a TSX listed copper project in the United States, which included the construction of a copper processing facility in Nevada.

Mr. Wall holds various degrees and qualifications, including a Diploma in Minerals Processing, Master of Business Administration, Master of Management, Masters Certificate in Risk Management & Business Performance and Diploma of Project Management. Mr. Wall is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.