Penn West Appoints David French To Succeed Dave Roberts As CEO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (PWT.TO, PWE), a Canadian conventional oil and natural gas producer, announced Tuesday that David French will be joining the company as President and Chief Executive Officer and will join the Board of Directors with effect from October 24. French succeeds Dave Roberts, who has been in the role since June, 2013.

Roberts will continue to lead Penn West in October working with French and the Board of Directors to ensure a seamless leadership transition.

French, 47, most recently served as President and CEO of Bankers Petroleum Ltd., an oil and gas company with operations in Southeastern Europe.

Prior to joining Bankers in 2013, he held several executive roles at Apache Corp. including Regional Production Manager for the western Canadian business, and Global Vice President of Business Development. French has also worked for McKinsey & Co. in energy consulting.