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LN) said Friday it has appointed two new independent non-executive board directors, and promoted another to senior independent board director, to try and strengthen the expertise and independence of its board.ENRC chairman Mehmet Dalman, who took the helm of the board in February as a independent, non-executive board member, had previously said he wanted to bring "fresh blood" to ENRC's board after the company had completed its corporate governance review, and in order to help guide the company through the development of its project pipeline in Africa and Brazil.The two new board members, Richard Burrows and Mohsen A. Khalil, will join the board from the close of the company's annual general meeting on June 12, while existing independent board member Terence Wilkinson will become the senior independent board member, a post previously held by Dalman before he became chairman, with immediate effect.The additions bring ENRC's total board of direct...Emerging markets are attracting investors' attention as rapid growth offers new investment opportunities. Investors looking for exposure to Brazil, Russia, India an...
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