Cluff Natural Resources has made two new Board appointments. Graham Swindells has been appointed as the Company's Finance Director and Christopher Matchette-Downes has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Graham Swindells joined the CNR management team in May 2013 as Chief Financial Officer.

Christopher Matchette-Downes is foremost a geologist and petroleum geochemist with particular expertise and interests in Africa having identified key petroleum plays in both the East and West of the continent as well as significant experience in the greater Caribbean region. Christopher has worked in the oil and gas sector for over 30 years and has worked for both BP and BG. His extensive E&P business development experience has seen him focus on specific plays in the UK, Europe, Africa, Middle and Far East, Australia and America. He is currently the CEO of CaribX (UK) Limited and Director of Adamantine Energy (Kenya) Limited where he has built the teams, raised funds and secured acreage agreements throughout Central America, the Caribbean and East Africa. He also founded Black Marlin Energy Holdings Limited which was acquired by Afren Plc in 2010.

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