Toreador Resources Corporation declares the appointments of Bernard de Combret as an Independent Director on the Board of Directors, Marc Sengès as Toreador’s Chief Financial Officer, and Tony Vermeire as Toreador’s Commercial Director. All three appointments are effective immediately. Toreador’s former CFO, Charles Campise, will continue on in an advisory role until March of next year to ensure a smooth transition.

Peter Hill, non-Executive Chairman of Toreador, said, “The appointment of Bernard de Combret to the Board of Directors is a significant and positive event in the governance of the company. Bernard brings a complementary set of skills and experiences to the Board. He has widely respected achievements in both the international and French oil and gas sectors, as well as positions he has held in the French Government.”

Bernard Polge de Combret, [66] a French citizen, is the former Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of Total. Mr. de Combret is currently non-executive Chairman of Coastal Energy Company and a non-executive director of Petrofac Ltd and Winstar Resources Ltd. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board of Banco Santander. Mr. de Combret spent 23 years from 1979 to 2002 (until he retired) with Elf and then Total where he held several executive positions, including but not limited to, Chief Executive for Refining/Marketing, Chief Executive for Gas, Power, and New Energy, and Chief Executive for Trading and Transportation. Mr. de Combret has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for various public companies including, among others, CEPSA, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Banco Central Hispano, Maurel & Prom and for subsidiaries of public companies (Atochem, Axa Re, Renault VI). Prior to joining the oil industry, Mr. de Combret has been a high civil servant in France, holding senior positions in the Ministry of Finance and in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. de Combret graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) and is fluent in French, English, and Spanish.

Craig McKenzie, President and CEO of Toreador, added, “We are pleased to welcome Marc Sengès and Tony Vermeire to Toreador, as we continue delivering on our corporate strategy. Both bring a wealth of experience in international oil and gas exploration, holding numerous senior positions at leading companies in and outside the oil and gas industry. As we work to complete the monetization of the assets in Hungary and Turkey, and focus operations in the Paris Basin, the addition of Marc and Tony will benefit us tremendously in achieving future milestones and in the continued growth of Toreador.”

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