Published: February 13, 2026 |

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Roald Goethe
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Tullow Oil has appointed Roald Goethe as chair of the board.

“It is an honor to be appointed as chair of Tullow. I look forward to supporting Ian, Richard, and the team and engaging with our key stakeholders as we build on Tullow’s reputation as a leading operator within the African oil and gas sector. I am confident we have the right team in place, with the skills and competence to implement Tullow’s strategy,” said Roald Goethe, chair of Tullow Oil.

“I would like to take this opportunity to extend my thanks to Phuthuma, Genevieve, Martin, and Mitch for all their contributions to Tullow, and wish them all the best for the future,” added Goethe.

“With a renewed leadership structure, reset board, and reduced cost base now in place, we are ready to take on the challenges and opportunities which lie ahead of us, including advancing plans to refinance the company’s capital structure and to position Tullow to deliver value for all stakeholders,” concluded Goethe.

Roald Goethe is a highly experienced oil and gas executive with extensive commercial knowledge of the energy industry in Africa including business development, M&A, and in oil markets, specifically financing, hedging, and trading. In 1994, he joined Trafigura Group as an executive where he had an integral role in the development of the group’s oil trading activities, primarily in West Africa. In 2006, he founded his own company, Delaney Petroleum Ltd, trading crude oil and petroleum products predominantly in West Africa and the Middle East. He then returned for a three-year term with Trafigura Group in Geneva and remained an advisor at the company until the end of 2021.

Goethe has served on the board of Tullow as an independent non-executive director since February 2023, where he has also been a member of the audit and remuneration committees.

Goethe is replacing Phuthuma Nhleko, who has notified the board he is stepping down with immediate effect as chair and non-executive director to focus on other business interests. In addition, Genevieve Sangudi, Martin Greenslade. and Mitchell Ingram have also notified the board they are stepping down with immediate effect as independent non-executive directors of the board. The company intends to replace key positions on the board, while retaining a small, focused, and aligned board going forward.

Tullow is an independent energy company that is building a better future through responsible oil and gas development in Africa. Tullow’s operations are focused on its core producing assets in Ghana. Tullow is committed to becoming net zero on its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030, with a shared prosperity strategy that delivers lasting socio-economic benefits for its host nations.

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