TransGlobe Energy Corporation announced changes to the composition of its board of directors. The company is appointing Jennifer Ann Kaufield of Calgary as an independent non-executive director effective January 1, 2022. Kaufield is an independent businesswoman with over 30 years of experience in private and public corporations both domestic and international, bringing a wealth of diversified experience to her role at TransGlobe.

Kaufield's successful career includes her position as chief financial officer of Titanium Corporation Inc., as well as public companies with global market footprints in both the mining and technology sectors. As part of the company's board of directors succession plan, Steven Sinclair has chosen to retire from the board and will not stand for election at the company's 2022 annual general meeting. Sinclair is a long serving director who joined TransGlobe in March 2017.

During his time with TransGlobe, Sinclair has chaired the audit committee and has been a member of the compensation, human resources and governance committee. Sinclair will continue with the board of directors of TransGlobe until May 11, 2022 to provide an orderly transition of his role of audit committee chair to Kaufield.