Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Canacol Energy Ltd. Appoints Juan Argento to Board of Directors Canacol Energy Ltd.February 12, 2021 GMT CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canacol Energy Ltd. (“Canacol” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:CNE; OTCQX:CNNEF; BVC:CNEC) is pleased to announce that Mr. Juan Argento has been appointed to the Board of Directors. Mr. Argento brings deep experience in energy, finance and capital markets to the Board of Directors of Canacol. He is currently one of two Managing Partners at Horizon Capital (“Horizon”). Horizon was founded in 2004 as an advisory and principal investment firm focused on the Latin American energy industry. Prior to joining Horizon, Mr. Argento was an advisor to Millennium Global (“Millennium”), a London-based hedge fund group. Mr. Argento advised Millennium with regards to investments in public and private markets. He was particularly active in oil & gas, mining and agriculture. Prior to Millennium, Mr. Argento worked for Rubikon Partners, a mid-market private equity firm, focused on the European market. In 2000, Mr. Argento was the sole founder of Circulo Asegurador, one of the first online insurance brokers in South America, with operations in Brazil and Argentina. Prior to that, in 1997, Mr. Argento was an early recruit of Texas Pacific Group and worked for their Newbridge Latin America fund. He started his professional career in New York, working for Salomon Brothers.