Orca Exploration Group Inc. announced that its board of directors has appointed Nigel Friend as Chief Executive Officer of the company, effective November 1, 2018. Mr. Friend has over 20 years' experience in the international energy sector and has extensive experience of financing and developing integrated gas projects. He was a Board Director and Chief Financial Officer of Orca between 2004 and 2012 and led the financial and commercial activities for the company in the initial years when the markets for the gas were being established. Mr. Friend succeeds interim Chief Executive Officer E Alan Knowles.