Essar Oil UK, the firm that owns the Stanlow oil refinery in the UK, on Monday announced the appointment of Mark Palios, chairman and co-owner of Tranmere RoversTranmere Rovers FC, as an independent non-executive board director. “The appointment of the well-known North West-based businessman comes at a key juncture for Essar as it delivers on its investment plans of transitioning to become the UK’s first low carbon energy provider,” the firm said in a statement.