CALGARY, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - OBSIDIAN ENERGY
LTD. (TSX/NYSE – OBE) ("Obsidian Energy", the
"Company", "we", "us" or "our") is
pleased to announce that Mr. Gordon
Ritchie has been appointed to the Obsidian Energy Board of
Directors (the "Board").
George Brookman, Obsidian
Energy's Acting Chairman of the Board commented, "We are so pleased
to have Gord join our Board. Gord brings extensive financial
and capital markets experience and we look forward to his
contribution. Gord's addition is part of our ongoing commitment to
ensure the right mix of skills and experience needed to steward our
existing strategy."
"I am privileged to serve on Obsidian Energy's Board of
Directors and excited to help execute the strategy set forth by
Management and the Board," commented Mr. Ritchie.
Mr. Ritchie has over 37 years of experience in the financial
services business where he recently retired as Vice Chairman of
Royal Bank of Canada ("RBC")
Capital Markets. He also served as Managing Director and Head of
RBC's Global E&P Energy Group and spent six years as President
and Chief Executive Officer of RBC Dominion Securities Corporation
in New York. Mr. Ritchie also held
the position of Co-Head of RBC's International Corporate Finance
Group based in London,
England.
Mr. Ritchie holds securities industry regulatory designations in
Canada, the U.K., and the U.S.,
and served for two years as a member of the New York area Advisory Committee to the New
York Stock Exchange Board of Directors. He currently serves on the
board of two other public companies. Mr. Ritchie holds a Masters of
Business Administration from the University of
Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Economics from the
University of Alberta.
SOURCE Obsidian Energy Ltd.