Bowleven announced the appointment of William MacDonald Allan as Non-Executive Director and Chairman Designate with effect from October 7, 2015. Billy will also join the company's audit, nomination and remuneration committees. Until recently Billy was Chairman of ASCO Ltd. having previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer for 8 years.

It is intended that Billy be appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Bowleven plc Board with effect from the conclusion of the 2015 Annual General Meeting on 16 December 2015. He is expected to succeed Ronnie Hanna, who will retire from the Bowleven plc Board on conclusion of the AGM, having served as Non-Executive Chairman since 2006. At the same time, Caroline Cook will also step down from the Board having served as Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2006.

It is intended that John Martin, who was appointed Non-Executive Director with effect from 5 May 2015, will take over from Caroline as Chairman of the Audit Committee.