Great East Energy, Inc. announced that it has named leading international financial executives Thomas Lanier and Igor Umanskiy to its advisory board. GASE has engaged Mr. Lanier, an emerging market financial expert, and Mr. Umanskiy, the former Acting Finance Minister of Ukraine, to assist GASE with strategy and finance expertise for the further growth and development of Great East Energy. Mr. Lanier lived in the former Soviet Union for over a decade, and also served on boards for AEGON Insurance (Central and Eastern Europe), Lev Pharmaceuticals (acquired by ViroPharma), and SIGA Technologies (Member of the Audit Committee).

Mr. Umanskiy is based in Kiev and currently in private consulting practice following his government career which culminated in serving as the Acting Finance Minister of Ukraine. He also worked in Ukraine's Agency of Investments and Innovation, JSC Ukrtransnafta, the National Bank of Ukraine, the State Mortgage Institution, the Ministry of Economy and European Integration, and the Cabinet of Ministers.