Serica Energy plc announced the appointment of Chris Cox as Chief Executive Officer. This will take effect on 1 July 2024, with David Latin (Chairman of Serica) ceasing his temporary role as Interim CEO at the same time. Chris Cox has over forty years experience in oil and gas in a wide range of roles with Majors and Independents.

For the last two decades he has been leading complex multi-asset and multi-country businesses including as CEO of Spirit Energy, Interim CEO at Capricorn Energy and Chairman of Kellas Midstream. Chris has experience as a non-executive director of both private equity and publicly listed companies, most recently with Nostrum Oil and Gas. Chris holds a BSc in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College, London.

Christopher Martin Cox (aged 63), Current Directorships: Nostrum Oil & Gas plc; Past Directorships (within the last 5 years): Curium Resources Ltd; Curium Energy Consultants Limited; Curium Energy Ltd; Oxomo Tequila Ltd; Capricorn Egypt (Holding) Limited; Capricorn Côte d'Ivoire Limited; Capricorn Energy Investments Limited; Capricorn Low Carbon Solutions Limited; Capricorn Production II Limited; Capricorn Energy Holdings Limited; Capricorn Egypt Limited; Capricorn Oil Limited; Capricorn Energy UK Limited; Capricorn Mauritania Limited; Capricorn Senegal (Holding) Limited; Capricorn Offshore Exploration Limited; Capricorn Production (Holdings) Limited; Cairn UK Holdings Limited; Capricorn Resources Management Limited; Capricorn Production I Limited; Capricorn Americas Limited; Capricorn Petrololeum Limited; Agora Oil and Gas (UK) Limited; Capricorn Senegal Limited; Capricorn Energy plc; Kellas Group Holdings Limited.