Jura Energy Corporation announced the appointment of Mr. Hussain Sultan Al Junaidy and Mr. Akbar Kazmi to the Board of Directors. The appointments were made to fill vacancies created by the resignations of Mr. Nigel McCue and Mr. Zachary Iscol. Mr. Sultan is a former Group Chief Executive and Board Member of the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) as well as a former Executive Chairman and CEO of Dragon Oil plc Mr. Kazmi is a Director of JS Group's Principal Finance Office in Dubai and leads the Middle East and Africa offices.

Mr. Sultan was also elected Chairman of the Board, replacing Mr. Stephen Smith, who will remain a director of Jura. Mr. Smith led the Jura Board through the transition following the reverse takeover by Spud in July 2012.