Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is pleased to announce the appointment of Julien Balkany as a non-independent Non-Executive Director representing funds managed by Lansdowne Partners Austria GmbH with effect from 3 July 2023.
Julien Balkany has extensive experience as an investor and board member in the international oil & gas industry. He is currently Managing Partner of Nanes-Balkany Partners, a group of investment funds that focuses on the oil & gas industry, which he co-founded in 2007. Since 2014, he has been Chairman of the Norwegian oil & gas exploration and production company Panoro Energy ASA. He has also been Non-Executive Director of several other private and publicly listed oil & gas companies including Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco), Gasfrac Energy Services, Toreador Resources, and Amromco Energy.
Julien began his career as an oil & gas investment banker and studied at the Institute of Political Studies (Strasbourg) and at UC Berkeley.
Martin Angle, Gulf Keystone's Non-Executive Chairman, said:
"We are pleased to welcome Julien to the Board of Gulf Keystone Petroleum as a non-independent Non-Executive Director representing funds managed by Lansdowne Partners Austria GmbH. We look forward to his contributions to the Board and the Company based on his significant experience as an investor and Board member in the international oil & gas industry.”
