ContourGlobal plc announced that Ruth Cairnie has been appointed as an independent Non- Executive Director of the Company with effect from 3 January 2018. Ruth Cairnie was formerly Executive Vice President Strategy & Planning at Royal Dutch Shell plc, where she held a number of senior international roles, including Vice President of the Global Commercial Fuels business. She is currently a non-executive director of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc and Associated British Foods plc. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Rotterdam School of Management and sits on the Finance Committee of Cambridge University. She is a trustee of Windsor Leadership.