SOCO International plc announced that Marianne Daryabegui has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 15 March 2019. Marianne will serve as a member of the Remuneration Committee, Nominations Committee and, the Audit and Risk Committee. Marianne is currently a Managing Director at Natixis, and was previously the Head of Natural Resources at BNP Paribas in Paris, France. SOCO also announces that Ambassador António Monteiro, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee will retire from the Board of SOCO at the conclusion of the Company's forthcoming AGM following ten years of service. Rob Gray, Deputy Chair, Non-Executive Director and senior Independent Director will be replacing the current Chair, Antonio Monteiro, in that role.