Talos Energy names Zachary Dailey as CFO

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Talos Energy TALO.N said on Thursday it has named Zachary Dailey as its new chief financial officer, effective August 18.

Shares of the company were down 1.9% at $8.18 in after-market trade.

Dailey, who will succeed interim CFO Gregory Babcock, earlier served as Marathon Oil's vice president, controller and chief accounting officer.

Earlier this year, Talos named Paul Goodfellow as its CEO after Tim Duncan's departure — under whom the company weathered a spat with top shareholder Carlos Slim.

The company had adopted a so-called poison pill in October last year to avoid the Mexican billionaire's firm Control Empresarial De Capitales from gaining control after acquiring a 24% stake in the company.

Late last year, Talos terminated the strategy after reaching an agreement with Slim's investment firm that would prevent it from exceed a 25% threshold of ownership in Talos.

Dailey will also serve as the executive vice president of the oil and gas producer, the company said on Thursday.