CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Sep 24, 2014) - Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. ("Painted Pony") (TSX:PPY) is pleased to announce the following executive appointment:

Mark Polak has been appointed as Director, Investor Relations, effective September 22, 2014.

Mr. Polak is a CFA® charterholder with more than 10 years of capital markets experience, covering Canadian oil and gas companies. Mr. Polak was previously Director, Oil & Gas Equity Research at Scotiabank. Prior thereto, he was an Equity Research Analyst at RBC Capital Markets.

Painted Pony is a Canadian oil and gas exploration company whose common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "PPY".