Terra Nova Energy Ltd. announced that it has appointed Mr. James Hutton to the board of directors, effective December 13, 2012. Mr. Hutton has spent his career in the financial services industry and for the past 25 years has specialized in resource company finance. Mr. Hutton is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hutton Capital Corporation.

In recent years, Mr. Hutton has been a director and/or officer of several junior resource companies. Mr. Hutton's appointment to the company board remains subject to approval by the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Peter Miles has resigned as a director of the company effective immediately.