Molopo Energy Limited announced that, effective immediately, Steven Cloutier will succeed Tim Granger as Molopo's Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Steve Cloutier has more than 23 years' experience in commercial legal practice and oil and gas. He was the President and a co-founder of APF Energy Trust (1996-2005) and Rockyview Energy Inc. (2005-2008), both listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Under his leadership, these entities drilled more than 1,000 wells and executed on approximately $2 billion of merger, acquisition and divestiture activity. In addition to APF and Rockyview, Mr. Cloutier has sat or sits on the boards of a number of exploration and production companies, including Millennium Energy Inc., Star Point Energy Trust, Cumberland Oil & Gas Ltd., Ki Exploration Inc., and Kallisto Energy Inc. Since 2009, Mr. Cloutier has been the President & Chief Executive Officer of Skyridge Capital Corporation, a private company that provides corporate finance and M&A advisory services with a particular emphasis on the upstream energy sector.