Horn Petroleum Corporation announced that James Phillips has been appointed by the Board as President and CEO of Horn with immediate effect. The current President and CEO, David Grellman, will continue his role as VP Operations for Africa Oil Corp. and will focus on the ongoing Kenya exploration program.

Jim has held several positions with Africa Oil including Vice President of Exploration, Chief Operating Officer, and was up until now, the Vice President of Business Development for both Africa Oil and Horn. Before joining Africa Oil, Jim was the Geneva-based Vice President Exploration for Africa and Middle East for Lundin Petroleum AB. In this position, he was instrumental in securing an exploration portfolio in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, which would later become the foundation for Africa Oil and Horn's current acreage holdings.

Jim has been based in East Africa (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Nairobi, Kenya) for the last 7 years and has amassed 30 years of experience in the oil and gas exploration business.