Strike Energy Limited announced several key Board and management appointments as it continues to advance its substantial gas assets in the Cooper Basin. Strike's Chairman Mark Carnegie has elected to resign from his role after 4 years of service to the company. The Chairman's role will be filled by respected Perth businessman and company director John Poynton AO.

Managing Director, David Baker, has also resigned from his role effective 10 April 2017. David remains committed to Strike and will resume the consulting role he performed with the company, prior to his appointment as an Executive Director. The Board has appointed energy professional Stuart Nicholls to the role of Chief Executive Officer.

Stuart joins Strike from Royal Dutch Shell where he has gained extensive upstream and downstream experience in areas including finance, commercial joint ventures, strategy and exploration. He has a deep understanding of the Australian energy market and has worked in both corporate and operational roles in Australia, The Netherlands, Myanmar and Malaysia. Finally, Tim Goyder, will join the Board as NonExecutive Director.

John's and Tim's appointments to the Board are effective immediately. Stuart commences his role as Chief Executive Officer on April 09, 2017. John Poynton is a Board Member of the Future Fund Board of Guardians, a Director of Crown Perth, Orbital Corporation Ltd. and the Security Research Institute Advisory Board.

John is also the Chairman of Council of Christ Church Grammar School and Giving West. Stuart Nicholls an energy industry professional having worked across both the up and downstreams at Royal Dutch Shell. Stuart has experience within Finance, Commercial ­ Joint Ventures, Economics, Strategy and Exploration primarily from within Royal Dutch Shell's gas businesses.

Tim is a Perthbased mining and energy investor and entrepreneur with a strong track record of successful investment and value creation in the Australian and international resources sector and has a thorough understanding of the Australian and global equities markets.