ZaZa Energy Corporation announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Herbert C. Williamson III as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Williamson was already serving as an Independent Director on the ZaZa Board and as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Williamson has served as an Independent Director of ZaZa Energy since 2006. Most recently, he served as a consultant to Petrie Parkman and Company for new business development. Previously, Mr. Williamson served as a Director and Interim Chief Financial Officer of Merlon Petroleum Company, a Director and Chief Financial Officer of Seven Seas Petroleum, and a Director in the Energy Group of Credit Suisse. Additionally, he serves as a Director of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, LLC, a domestic U.S. midstream and upstream oil and gas company, and served as Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President at Parker & Parsley Petroleum Company.