Providence Resources names former Tullow executive Pat Plunkett as chairman

Providence Resources — the Tony O’Reilly Jr-led exploration company — has named former Tullow Oil senior executive Pat Plunkett as its chairman.

Mr Plunkett will next week replace James McCarthy in the role of non-executive director. Mr McCarthy will remain as a non-executive director on the Providence board, which is also set to lose former Eir boss Phil Nolan after 12 years’ service.

Mr Plunkett is a former chairman of Tullow Oil and in the last couple of years established — along with four other former Tullow executives — T5 Oil and Gas; an exploration investment firm with designs on being a publicly listed multibillion-dollar company.