Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. has appointed Dr. Lee R. Russell and Michael B. Croswell, Jr. to the Board of Directors, effective May 1, 2017, to fill vacancies on the Board as voted by the Board of Directors and recommended to the Board by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Dr. Lee R. Russell has been an independent Geoscience Consultant with the company since August of 2012. He has over 41 years of industry experience in research and exploration positions with Shell Oil Co., Arco, and Sun Oil, as well as in his own exploration pursuits and consultancy. Michael B. Croswell Jr., CPA, has been serving as Corporate Controller for the company since April 2011. In February 2013, Michael was promoted to Vice President of Administration and in August 2016, Mr. Croswell was promoted to Chief Financial Officer. For his services on the Board, Dr. Russell will be compensated as an independent director. Dr. Russell will be a Class II director up for reelection at the 2019 annual stockholders meeting.