Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc announced the appointment of Dr. Eleanor Rowley to the board as independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Dr. Rowley has extensive experience in the upstream energy sector working as a geoscientist in both exploration and development projects. She is a proven hydrocarbon finder who has been responsible for multiple impactful discoveries in India, Cyprus and MENA and has been responsible for evaluating exploration and appraisal opportunities across multiple jurisdictions including sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr. Rowley is currently Managing Director at Capricorn Energy (Egypt), where she was initially responsible for setting up Capricorn's business in Egypt, involving a net investment of USD 300 million in the last two calendar years, and now manages that business, which averaged gross production of 75 kboepd in 2023. Prior to that, she held senior executive positions with supermajors as well as mid-size and small E&P companies in multiple geographies, including a period as Vice President Exploration (MENA & Caspian Southern Europe) at TotalEnergies where she was responsible for the region's exploration and appraisal projects, new business development strategy, exploration operations and technical excellence. Dr. Rowley holds a BA in Earth Science from Oxford University and a PhD in Geophysics from Cambridge University.