The Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) share price has finished in the green today, defying a sector-wide slump on Tuesday.
At market close, shares in the energy producer were trading at $1.245, up 0.81%.
For some perspective, the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) was down 0.97% today.
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What's new at Beach Energy?
Beach Energy informed investors it has appointed Rob Jager ONZM as an independent non-executive director.
Jager is best known for his career at Shell Energy. Over a career spanning more than 40 years, he has served in multiple executive roles including vice president in both Perth and New Zealand.
Recently, Jager completed a nine year stint as independent non-executive director with Air New Zealand.
Beach energy share price snapshot
The Beach Energy share price has slumped more than 34% in the past 12 months, falling around 31% this year to date.
The company's shares dropped 1.19% in the past month but have picked up more than 6% in the last week.
The energy producer has a market capitalisation of about $2.8 billion.
