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board of directors

Sir Adrian Blennerhassett, Non-executive Chairman
Sir Adrian (69) holds an MSc in Geology from Imperial College, London and an MBA from Cranfield School of Business Management. His previous positions include General Manager for Claremount Oil & Gas Ltd and Technical Director at Peninsula Petroleum Ltd. More recently, he has had 11 years' experience in corporate finance, including mergers and acquisitions, with Anglo European Amalgamations Limited and Chesham Amalgamations and Investments Limited.

Matt Lofgran, Chief Executive Officer
Matt Lofgran (34) has wide experience of business development in the energy, real estate and communications sectors. Prior to becoming CEO of Nostra Terra in June 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.

Stephen Oakes, Non-executive Director
Stephen Oakes (54) has over 30 years' experience in financial markets and is a Fellow of the Securities Institute. He began his career with stockbrokers Vickers da Costa Ltd, becoming a member of the London Stock Exchange in 1984 before joining James Capel & Co (now HSBC Investment Bank) as a portfolio manager. Increasing management responsibility culminated in his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Investment Management, initially for international business and subsequently as acting CEO of the combined UK and international operations. In 2003 he joined Alfred Henry Corporate Finance Limited. He is currently a director of Alltrue Investments plc.

It is planned to strengthen the Board of Directors over time by appointing additional members with the appropriate experience and complementary skills to help lead Nostra Terra in its mission to deliver long-term profitable growth within the oil and gas sector.