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(Sharecast News) - Thor Energy announced the appointment of Andrew Hume as its managing director on Wednesday, with his role based in Perth, Western Australia.
The AIM-traded firm said Hume would bring 27 years of experience in the energy sector, having held senior positions at multinational companies, including Thales Group, Shell, Murphy Oil Corp, and Maersk Oil and Gas.
It said his expertise spanned geoscience, drilling, asset management, portfolio growth, and business development.
At Maersk Oil and Gas, Hume led regional new ventures and later managed strategy, portfolio planning, and performance following the company's acquisition by TotalEnergies.
He also played a key role in joint ventures and a multiparty decarbonisation and renewables project.
His career included global leadership roles across the US, Australia, Denmark, and the UK.
Thor said Hume holds an executive MBA with distinction from the University of Cambridge and a BSc (Hons) in geology from the University of St Andrews.
"Andrew has an outstanding track record in the oil and gas industry worldwide," said executive chairman Alastair Clayton.
"Thor has recently entered the nascent natural hydrogen sector via the soon-to-close Go Exploration acquisition thereby giving it control of one of only four granted hydrogen licences in South Australia."
Clayton said Hume's business leadership and technical skills in oil and gas were "directly applicable" to natural hydrogen exploration and development, and would therefore be key in driving the business forward.
"With a prospective resource for hydrogen and helium expected to be completed by leading independent industry consultants RISC soon, it is particularly satisfying to be able to cement the executive leadership to take Thor forward."
At 1130 GMT, shares in Thor Energy were down 3.52% at 0.6p.
Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.