board of directors

Sir Adrian Blennerhassett, Non-executive Chairman
Previous positions held by Sir Adrian (71) include General Manager for Claremount Oil & Gas Limited and Technical Director at Peninsula Petroleum Limited. More recently, he had 11 years' experience in corporate finance with Anglo European Amalgamations Limited and Chesham Amalgamations and Investments Limited. He studied geology at McGill University in Montreal, has an MSc in Geology from Imperial College, London, and an MBA from Cranfield School of Business Management.

Matt Lofgran, Chief Executive Officer
Matt Lofgran (36) has wide experience of business development in the energy, real estate and communications sectors. Prior to becoming CEO of Nostra Terra in July 2009, he was with Robson Energy, LLC, latterly as Vice President of International Business Development. In this capacity, he launched the oil and gas, field services and coal divisions, and was responsible for extending Robson Energy's activities into Mexico. Mr Lofgran holds a Bachelor of Business Management degree from the University of Phoenix and a Global MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Alden McCall, Chief Operating Officer
Alden Branine McCall (60) has 27 years' experience of project management, business development, capital acquisition and consulting in oil and gas exploration and new production technologies. Prior to joining Nostra Terra, he was Principal and General Manager of Dallas-based AMX Consulting Services, LLC, delivering technical and commercial expertise to both public and private companies engaged in conventional and unconventional petroleum exploration and production. Mr McCall is a Certified Petroleum Geologist and is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Oklahoma Geological Society, the Fort Worth Geological Society and the Houston Geological Society.

Stephen Oakes, Non-executive Director
Stephen Oakes (55) has over 35 years' experience in financial markets and is a Fellow of the Securities Institute. He is a former Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Investment Management. Since 2003, he has worked with a number of smaller AIM and Plus Markets-quoted companies, initially with Alfred Henry Corporate Finance Limited and then through Falcon Securities (UK) Limited.

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