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board of directors

Sir Adrian Blennerhassett, Non-executive Chairman

Sir Adrian (66) 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 eleven 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 Chief Executive Officer 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 is earning his Global MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Alden McCall, Chief Operating Officer

Alden McCall (59) has more than 25 years' experience of project management, business development, capital acquisition and consulting in oil and gas exploration and production. 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. He is a Certified Petroleum Geologist and a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Oklahoma Geological Society and the Houston Geological Society. Mr McCall has previously held senior exploration positions at a number of US-based independent oil and gas companies, leading or coordinating exploration programs in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Alaska and California, and also in Denmark, France and Australia. He has a BSc in Biology from Texas Christian University, an MSc in Geology from University of Texas, and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Stephen Oakes, Non-executive Director

Stephen Oakes (51) 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 Chief Executive Officer 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, Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary, Falcon Securities (UK) Ltd, and Non-executive Chairman of Timestrip plc, and is also a Director of a number of other companies whose shares are traded on AIM.