Oct 19 (Reuters) - Valeura Energy Inc VLE.TO
* Valeura announces executive changes
* Valeura Energy Inc - Co-founder, president and CEO, Jim McFarland, will be retiring as an executive of corporation effective December 31, 2017
* Valeura Energy Inc - McFarland will continue to serve as a director of Valeura
* Valeura Energy Inc - McFarland expects to stand for re-election to board of directors at next annual general meeting of shareholders in May 2018
* Valeura Energy Inc - McFarland will remain as ceo in interim period to year-end 2017
* Valeura Energy Inc - Sean guest, co's COO, to assume additional role of president and will become president and ceo upon McFarland's retirement