Equal Energy Ltd. (NYSE: EQU) has named Scott Smalling as vice president and chief financial officer.

Smalling will take up his new position on Feb. 1, and will be based in Equal's Oklahoma City office. His appointment reflects Equal's focus on its Oklahoma operations as it transitions to a US-based operating entity.

Smalling is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He was most recently treasury manager at a major independent public oil and gas company.

Equal is also proceeding with a search for senior engineering and exploration executives, to be ...