- International oil and gas company Karoon Energy (KAR) has appointed Dr Julian Fowles as its new CEO and Managing Director
- Julian brings over 30 years experience in the petroleum industry, where he started as a geologist for Shell
- Dr Fowles also held leadership positions at Cairn India, Petra Energia, and Oil Search
- Julian will relinquish his current non-executive director positions in ASX-listed Central Petroleum (CTP) and Far (FAR), to concentrate on his new role
- The new CEO and MD will officially step into the role after Karoon’s Annual General Meeting on November 27
- Company shares are up a slight 2.23 per cent and trading for 91.5 cents
