Gran Tierra Energy today announced the appointment of Mr. Sebastien Morin as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”). Mr. Morin will be joining Gran Tierra as COO, located in Calgary and will report to Gary Guidry, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Morin was most recently President & COO at WesternZagros Resources Ltd., a privately-owned petroleum operating company with production sharing contracts in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Prior to WesternZagros Resources, Mr. Morin was previously employed by Gran Tierra, holding progressively more senior positions in Colombia and Calgary with the Company, including Vice President of Operations in Colombia.

Prior to his original tenure with Gran Tierra, Mr. Morin spent 13 years with Imperial Oil (Esso) and ExxonMobil, where he held increasingly more senior technical and managerial positions in upstream and downstream, including drilling and completions, reservoir development, production, customer service and distribution, mostly onshore but also with experience offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Morin has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering from the University of Waterloo. The following areas will report directly to Mr. Morin: Drilling and Workovers, Operations, Major Capital Projects, Exploration and Asset Management.

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