LONDON--(Marketwire - Dec 20, 2012) -
TSX:SQZ Serica Energy plc ("Serica" or the "Company") SERICA APPOINTS NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR London, 20 December 2012- Serica Energy plc (TSX & AIM: SQZ) is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Harris is joining the Board of Serica as a non-executive director with effect from 20 December, 2012. Jeffrey brings a wealth of experience in financial markets to the Serica Board. After a twenty-eight year career with Warburg Pincus, during which period he invested in and advised companies in the industrial, consumer, technology and energy sectors, Jeffrey founded Global Reserve Group, LLC to advise and invest in energy and technology companies. Global Reserve Group is the registered holder of 25,501,736 (approximately 13.95%) of the Company's issued ordinary shares. During his career, Jeffrey has served on the board of directors of over thirty companies, including twelve publicly-traded entities. He is past chairman of the National Venture Capital Association. Currently, he is Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Cranbrook Educational Community, and a member of the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital. In addition, Jeffrey is an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business where he teaches courses on venture capital, and entrepreneurship and innovation. He has a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Click on, or paste the following link into your web browser, to view the full announcement. http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0470U_1-2012-12-20.pdf This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END
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