Independent Oil and Gas plc ("IOG"), the development and production focused Oil and Gas Company, announces the appointment of Fiona MacAulay to the Board of IOG as Independent Non-Executive Director effective immediately.

Fiona is a Chartered Geologist with over 30 years’ experience in the Upstream oil and gas sector including key roles in several leading oil and gas firms across the large, mid and small cap space, including Mobil, BG, Amerada Hess and Rockhopper.  She is currently the CEO of AIM-listed Echo Energy Plc, which is successfully growing a full cycle exploration and production portfolio in Latin America.  She is also a non-executive director of South East Asia - focused Coro Energy Plc. Fiona also currently serves as the European President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Mark Routh, Chairman of IOG commented:
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Fiona to the IOG Board of Directors.  She brings a wealth of operational and technical expertise to our Board.  Moreover, she is well versed in all aspects of directorship of listed energy companies, being both a current CEO and a non-executive director of other AIM listed oil & gas companies.

We look forward to working closely with Fiona as the Company progresses to the operational phase of its dual hub gas project and further develops its Southern North Sea gas portfolio."