Elixir Petroleum Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Richard Cottee as its non-executive Chairman. Mr. Cottee was the Managing Director of coal seam gas (CSG) focused Queensland Gas Company (QGC) during its growth from a $20 million market capitalization junior explorer through to its acquisition by BG Group for $5.7 billion. Originally a lawyer, Mr. Cottee has spent the vast majority of his career in senior executive roles in the energy industry, including acting as CEO at CS Energy, NRG Europe, Central Petroleum and Nexus Energy. He has no other public Board roles at present. Contemporaneous with Mr. Cottee's appointment, Elixir's incumbent Chairman, Mr. Ray Barnes, has announced his retirement from the Company's Board. Mr. Barnes has served in this position for over 4 years, since December 2014.