F. Gardner Parker, CPA

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Mr. Parker began his career with Ernst & Young and spent the last seven of his 14 years there as a partner. He has been a Trust Manager for Camden Property Trust since 1993 and Lead Trust Manager until 2006. He has also served as a director of Carrizo Oil & Gas since 2000. Mr. Parker also serves on the boards of Hercules Offshore, Pinnacle Oil & Gas, and Sharpes Medical Compliance. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and is a CPA in Texas.

Stephen A. Holditch

DIRECTOR

Stephen Holditch joined Triangle Petroleum Corporation as a director in February 2006. Since 1976 through the present, Mr. Holditch has been a faculty member at Texas A&M University, as an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor and Professor Emeritus and is currently the Head of the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering.

He was the founder and President of S.A. Holditch & Associates Inc., a petroleum technology company which specialized in providing analysis of low permeability gas reservoirs and designing hydraulic fracture treatments. Over the course of his career he also worked for Shell Oil Company and Pan American Petroleum Corporation.

Mr. Holditch is a registered professional engineer in Texas, has received numerous honors, awards and recognitions and has authored or co-authored over 100 publications on the oil and gas industry. Mr. Holditch received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1969, 1970 and 1976, respectively.

Dr. Peter Hill

DIRECTOR

Dr. Hill has over 37 years experience in the international oil and gas industry. He commenced his career in 1972 and spent 22 years in senior positions at British Petroleum including Chief Geologist, Chief of Staff for BP Exploration, President of BP Venezuela and Regional Director for Central and South America. Dr. Hill then worked as Vice President Exploration at Ranger Oil in England (1994-95), Managing Director Exploration and Production at Deminex in Germany (1995-97), Technical Director/Chief Operating Officer at Hardy Oil & Gas (1998-2000), President & CEO at Harvest Natural Resources (2000-2005), Director/Chairman at Austral Pacific Energy (2006-2008), independent advisor to Palo Alto (2008 to 2009) and  Non Executive Chairman at Toreador Resources Corporation (2009 to present). Dr. Hill has a BSc Honors Geology and a PhD.

Randal J. Matkaluk, C.A.

DIRECTOR

Randal Matkaluk was appointed to the Triangle Board in August 2007. Mr. Matkaluk has a strong track record in the successful growth of a number of public and private oil and gas exploration companies. He was a co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Relentless Energy Corporation, and has held the CFO and Vice President of Finance positions with several public junior oil and gas companies, including Antrim Energy Inc. and Cube Energy Corp. Since February 2010, Mr. Matkaluk has served as the CFO of Capio Exploration, a Calgary based private oil and gas company. Mr. Matkaluk received his Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Calgary in 1980 and his CA designation in 1983.

Jonathan Samuels, CFA

DIRECTOR

Jonathan Samuels has been a director, the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Triangle Petroleum Corporation since December 2009. Prior to joining Triangle, Mr. Samuels was an investment professional responsible for research and investment sourcing in the energy sector at Palo Alto Investors, a hedge fund founded in 1989. Mr. Samuels worked for five years at California-based Palo Alto and worked for a period in Dubai with an investment firm. Mr. Samuels received his BA from the University of California and his MBA at the Wharton School. He is a CFA Charterholder.