Mr Del Rosso brings with him a corporate accounting and finance background with over 22 years experience including financial reporting, system implementation, cost accounting and planning and budgeting.

Prior to joining Petroleum Development Corporation (PDC), Mr Del Rosso served as the vice president of finance and controller for Firearms Training Systems in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was responsible for the global accounting function and SEC reporting. Before that he was employed for nearly nine years by Coca-Cola Enterprises, where he held various accounting and financial positions of increasing responsibility.

Richard McCullough, vice chairman and CFO of PDC, said: We are delighted to have someone of Dominic’s caliber joining us. His previous public reporting and extensive system implementation experience will be invaluable to us as we complete our conversion to a new enterprise-wide computer system and work to continue to improve our accounting and reporting functions.