Frontera Energy Corporation announced the appointment of Richard Herbert to the Board of the Directors. With the addition, the company's Board has expanded to include seven members, all of whom are independent. Mr. Herbert has an impressive track record in global oil and gas exploration and development over the past 36 years with BP, Talisman Energy and Phillips Petroleum. In 26 years with BP, he spent a considerable amount of time being responsible for major exploration and development initiatives globally, including: TNK-BP in Russia, West and North Africa, Western Europe, the UK and North Sea and, most importantly in relation to Frontera, in South America in Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela. Mr. Herbert was a board member at EQUION in Colombia for a period of three years and currently serves as an independent director of Petroleum Geo-Services. The company also announced the promotions of Duncan Nightingale as Corporate Vice President of Development and Reservoir Management, Jorge Fonseca Chaumer as Corporate Vice President of Business Development and Alejandra Bonilla as Corporate Vice President of Legal and Head of Legal Colombia. Mr. Nightingale, Mr. Fonseca, and Ms. Bonilla continue to be based in the company's office in Bogotá, Colombia and were previously Senior Managers of their respective departments. Nightingale has over 30 years of oil and gas exploration and development experience, including the executive management positions of President, interim CEO and COO of Gran Tierra Energy in Colombia. Mr. Nightingale has also held senior international oil and gas exploration and development roles with EnCana International, Nexen International and Atlantic Richfield (ARCO). Fonseca has over 23 years of finance and investment banking experience, including five years as Manager of Business Development at Frontera and predecessor companies. Prior to joining Frontera, Mr. Fonseca held various investment banking roles over an 18 year career with Citibank, BBVA, and CAF. Bonilla has over 14 years of experience in the oil and gas sector, specializing in multijurisdictional mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and corporate finance. Ms. Bonilla has participated in hydrocarbons projects in multiple jurisdictions. Before joining Frontera, Ms. Bonilla worked for BP and several international and domestic law firms in Bogotá, Colombia.