Andalas Energy and Power announced that the company has appointed Mr. Leslie Peterkin as Chief Executive Officer and director; Mr. Mark Rollins as non-Executive Chairman and director; and Mr. Anthony John Battrick as Technical Manager. Further, Dr. Robert Arnott and Mr. Simon Gorringe step down from their roles as Chairman and CEO respectively with immediate effect. Mark was until recently Chairman and CEO of Ukrnafta, the publicly-listed company responsible for a significant proportion of oil production in Ukraine, with over 20,000 employees.

Leslie has served the E&P sector during the past two decades as a senior Interim Manager and Advisor, initially in Australasia and more recently, based in Geneva, covering Europe, MENA, Central Asia and Africa. Key roles were as Woodside's Director Browse LNG Development and MOL's SVP Operations & Development. John is a geoscientist and has worked in the E&P sector for five decades for a number of international oil companies.

Although he has held several senior managerial positions in SE Asia, Africa, UK and USA ranging from Country Manager to Regional Exploration Manager to Chief Geologist, he has preferred hands on interpretation, spending the last twenty years consulting in South East Asia in new ventures and business building roles. In recent years he has been responsible for significant wealth creation for a number of clients identifying both exploration and development opportunities. He has a Master's degree from Imperial College, London.