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Vermilion Energy Makes Addition to Board, Governance Committee

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Vermilion Energy Inc. has approved the appointment of Ms. Sarah Raiss to our Board of Directors and to Vermilion's Governance and Human Resources Committee.

From 2000 to 2011, Ms. Raiss was Executive Vice President for TransCanada Corporation where she was responsible for a broad portfolio including organizational excellence, enhancing corporate culture, human resources, information systems, aviation, building, office services, real estate, and communications. Prior to TransCanada, Ms. Raiss had a consulting firm specializing in strategy, culture change and merger integration. Ms. Raiss has held various senior positions with firms in the telecommunications industry including Ameritech (now AT&T).

Ms. Raiss holds a B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and an MBA, both from the University of Michigan. She has completed several courses including: "Creating Value Through Finance" at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University's "Making Corporate Boards More Effective", and the Institute of Corporate Directors' (ICD) Directors' Education Program, through which she earned the ICD.D designation.  In 2003, the year of its inception, and in 2004, 2005 and 2006, Ms. Raiss was named to Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100, and in 2007 was inducted into the Top 100 Hall of Fame.

We look forward to the contribution Ms. Raiss will make to our Board of Directors and the ongoing success of Vermilion.