Hemisphere Energy Corporation announced the promotion of Mr. Ian Duncan to Chief Operating Officer and the appointment of Ms. Ashley Ramsden-Wood to Vice President of Engineering, effective immediately. Mr. Duncan has served as Hemisphere's Vice President of Engineering since May 2011 and has been instrumental in the successful development of the company's operations. He is a professional engineer with over 10 years of oil and gas operational experience in drilling, production and facilities.

Mr. Duncan has been a key player on the Hemisphere team since joining the company in January 2011 and it was a natural fit to transition him into the role of Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Ramsden-Wood has been consulting for Hemisphere since June 2012 and has also played a key role in the growth and success of the company to-date. She is a professional engineer with over 12 years of oil and gas industry experience with focus on British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Ms. Ramsden-Wood started her career at Petro-Canada as a Reservoir Engineer and then moved on to exploitation/area engineering roles at NAL Resources where she gained extensive experience in planning and implementing capital projects and development plans, preparing economic valuations, and evaluating acquisitions.