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THE SENIOR EXECUTIVES

Robert L. Hodgkinson - Chairman & CEO. Bringing over 30 years in the resource and venture
capital sectors to the company, Robert L. Hodgkinson was the Founder and Chairman of Optima
Petroleum, which would drill 175 wells in Alberta and the Gulf of Mexico before merging to form Petroquest Energy, a NASDAQ traded company with a market capitalization of $ 1B USD. Subsequently, he founded and was CEO of Australian Oil Fields, which would later merge to become $400 M Resolute Energy/Cardero Energy Inc. Mr. Hodgkinson was also a Vice-President and Partner of Canaccord Capital, and an early stage investor and original lease financier in Synenco Energy's Northern Lights Project, which today has 1.5 billion barrels oil in the reserve category in the Alberta Oil Sands. He brings an extensive network of relationships in the energy and venture capital markets to the company.

Harrison Blacker, M.Sc. MEng, President & COO, Dejour Energy USA, Inc. Mr. Blacker is an accomplished senior executive with over 30 years of expertise managing oil and gas operations with major corporations in the United States, South America, China and the Middle East. Most recently Mr. Blacker was CEO of China Oman Energy Company, a joint venture between Oman Oil Company, IPIC and China Gas Holdings, importing and distributing LNG and LPG from the Middle East into China. Bringing a dynamic background of operations experience, Mr. Blacker held the positions as VP of Business Development and Senior Investor Advisor with Oman Oil Company and Portfolio Manager, Latin American Business Unit and General Manager/ President of Venezuela Energy with Atlantic Richfield Corporation (ARCO). Mr. Blacker began his career with Amoco Production Company working in offshore construction and field operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

Charles W.E. Dove, P. Geoph., President, Dejour Energy (Alberta). Beginning his 30 year career with Amoco Canada Petroleum Co. in 1978, Charles Dove brings an impressive background to his role as President of Dejour Energy (Alberta). Before joining Dejour, he held positions with CDEC Oil and Gas Ltd., Diamond Shamrock Exploration Ltd., Quintana Exploration Ltd. and Rustum Petroleum Ltd. where he discovered and developed oil and gas reserves in Western Canada. In 1989, Mr. Dove formed his own consulting firm working with several large Canadian oil and gas companies, co-founding and becoming a major shareholder in Innovative Energy Ltd., which was sold to Dennison Mines in 2001.

Doug W. Cannaday - President & COO. With over three decades in oil and gas exploration, Doug Cannaday has been a Director, Officer and controlling Principal for a number of exploration companies including Artesian Petroleum Corporation, Amador Resources Ltd., Seahawk Oil & Gas Ltd. and Lava Cap Resources Ltd. In 1999, Mr. Cannaday founded Riomin Resources S.A. in Ecuador. Subsequently, he served as a consultant for several Alberta oil and gas companies before joining Dejour Enterprises in 2003 as a consultant responsible for identifying oil and gas opportunities. He was appointed President and COO in December 2004.

Mathew Wong, CA, CFA, CPA (WA) - Officer & CFO. With over 13 years with Ernst & Young, GLT Network Inc. and Mitsubishi Canada, Mathew Wong brings an extensive background in public and private practice to the company. He boasts a strong corporate finance background in financial reporting and investment structuring, and is experienced in international tax, US GAAP reporting and internal control policies

Phil Bretzloff, BA, LLB - VP and General Counsel. Bringing over 30 years experience to his role with the company, Phil Bretzloff has acted for oil, gas and energy companies, including extensive work for Canadian and offshore private and public corporations. From 1980 to 1995, he was the Senior Counsel for Petro-Canada. Subsequently, he was a Partner for 8 years with Cumming Blackett Bretzloff Todesco, Gowlings, and Baker & McKenzie, where his clients included PetroChina, Shell, Exxon Mobil, GazProm and Veba Oil and Gas. He formed his own practice in 2004.

Dr. R. Marc Bustin, PhD, Geol. - Director. Bringing over 30 years experience in exploration to the company, Dr. Mark Bustin has worked with Mobil Oil Canada, Gulf Canada Resources, ELF-Acquitaine (France), CSIRO (France) and CNRS (Australia). He has consulted and served as a director and technical advisor for a variety of small through large petroleum companies in Europe, Africa, North America and Asia, and was President of RMB Earth Science Consultants and Principal of CBM Solutions Ltd.. With over 150 published scientific articles on fossil fuels, he is an Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, was a Professor of petroleum and coal geology in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of British Columbia, has been an Associate Editor with the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geology Bulletin, Sedimentary Geology, International Journal of Coal Geology and the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. He is a member of the International Congress on the Carboniferous and Permian (ICCP), American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP) and Geological Society of America (GSA). He is also a past recipient of the A.L. Leverson memorial award from the AAPG, and received the Thiesson Medal from the International Committee for Coal Petrography in 2002 for his contributions to coal sciences/organic petrology. In 2003 he received the Sproule Award for contributions to the study of unconventional gas resources. Dr. Bustin has a PhD in geology from the University of British Columbia and is a registered Professional Geoscientist in BC.

Craig Sturrock, QC, LL.B, LL.M - Director. With 34 years in the practice of law, Craig Sturrock has served as a director and founding member of various public and private companies. Admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1969, he joined the firm Thorsteinssons LLP, tax lawyers in 1971. He served for 15 years as a tax lawyer and partner at Birnie, Sturrock & Company returning to Thorsteinssons as a Partner in 1989. His practice focuses primarily on civil and criminal tax litigation. His litigation experience includes both federal and provincial taxation statutes, with particular reference to criminal litigation and the Charter of Rights. He is an author and speaker for the Canadian and British Columbia Bar Associations, the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Tax Foundation. He is also a former member of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Tax Foundation.

Dr. Lloyd Clark, B.E., GEOL. ENG., MSC., PHD - Director. With over 50 years in uranium exploration, Dr. Lloyd Clark is one of the world's foremost geological engineers in his field. In addition to his numerous awards and distinctions, he has received 12 fellowships and research grants and published over 23 scientific papers on uranium exploration. For 9 years he served as Exploration Manager and Chief Geologist for Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation (now Cameco) where he established the Exploration Branch, and oversaw a staff of up to 65 geologists. His group developed exploration techniques currently employed by numerous companies for uranium exploration. His team made the discovery of uranium at McArthur River, which is today the world's largest, most profitable and highest grade uranium mine. Dr. Clark also served for 6 years as Senior Research Geologist and Head of the Geochemical Research Division at Kennecott Exploration Inc.. He also served for 10 years as a Professor of Geology and Geochemistry at McGill University, and 3 years as a pre-and post-doctoral research fellow at The Carnegie Institute in Washington, D.C. Geophysical Laboratory.

Archibald Nesbitt, B.COMM, LLB - Director. As a founder, senior officer and director with a number of publicly traded and privately held companies, Archibald Nesbitt brings over 25 years in the development and financing of junior resource and venture companies to Dejour Enterprises. These include Gateway Gold Corporation, Southpoint Resources Ltd., Riverstone Resources Ltd. and Bakbone Software Inc. His career in the resource business began in 1966 with his late father, John C. Nesbitt, focusing on the exploration for uranium near Uranium City, Saskatchewan where 20 years prior John C. Nesbitt discovered the Nesbitt Labine and Gunnar uranium mines. Mr. Nesbitt holds and an LLB. from University of Western Ontario and a B. Comm. Queens University.