Azonto Petroleum Ltd. advised that effective from September 17, 2015 Messrs Stoupnitzky and Sinclair have resigned their Board and any executive positions from the company. Rob Downey has joined the board as a non-executive director. Robert Downey is a corporate resources solicitor and company director.

He has worked extensively in all areas of resources law with a particular focus on oil and gas projects in a variety of offshore jurisdictions. Downey has specialised in advising publicly listed oil and gas and mining companies in relation to a variety of legal issues including capital markets, structuring, mergers and acquisitions and listings on ASX, AIM and TSX. Downey is currently the chairman of Mount Ridley Mines Ltd. Glenn Whiddon, Non-Executive Director since May 2015, will be assuming the position of Non-Executive Chairman.

Whiddon, formerly a Non-Executive Director and Executive Chairman of the company. Whiddon was formerly Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Grove Energy Limited.