Pengrowth Energy Trust Announces Board of Director and Senior Management Appointments

Pengrowth Energy Trust Announces Board of Director and Senior
Management Appointments
Stock Symbol: PGF.A/PGF.B, TSX; PGH, NYSE 


CALGARY, April 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pengrowth Corporation
("Pengrowth"), administrator of Pengrowth Energy Trust ("Trust") is pleased to
announce the appointments of Mr. A. Terence Poole and Mr. Kirby L. Hedrick to
the Board of Directors of Pengrowth.

Terry Poole holds the Chartered Accountant designation, a Bachelor of Commerce
degree from Dalhousie University and brings extensive senior financial
management, accounting, capital and debt market experience to Pengrowth. Mr.
Poole currently holds the position of Executive Vice- President, Corporate
Strategy and Development of Nova Chemicals Corporation. Prior to assuming his
present position in 2000, Mr. Poole held various senior management positions
with Nova and other companies. Mr. Poole would be considered a financial expert
for the purpose of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Kirby Hedrick received a Bachelor of Science and Mechanical Engineering from
the University of Evansville, Indiana in 1975. He completed the Stanford
Executive Program in 1997 and the Stanford Corporate Governance Program in
2003. Mr. Hedrick has extensive engineering and senior management experience in
the United States and internationally, retiring in 2000 as Executive Vice-
President, Upstream of Phillips Petroleum.

Pengrowth also wishes to highlight a number of recent announcements and changes
to Pengrowth's senior management team.

  -  Effective April 19, 2005, Pengrowth announced the appointment of
     James J. Emme as Executive Vice-President, Pengrowth Corporation and
     Vice-President, Pengrowth Management Limited, subject to immigration
     approval. In this capacity, Mr. Emme will have broad responsibilities
     for the operating activities of Pengrowth Corporation and the business
     development activities of Pengrowth Management Limited.

  -  Also announced previously was the appointment of Chris Webster as
     Chief Financial Officer of Pengrowth Corporation, effective March 21,
     2005. Chris previously held the position of Vice-President, Treasurer
     for Pengrowth.

  -  Effective immediately, Charles V. Selby has been appointed as
     Vice-President and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Selby is a lawyer and
     Professional Engineer with broad involvement in the business and
     affairs of Pengrowth Corporation and has served as Corporate Secretary
     since 1993.

  -  Effective April 25, 2005, Doug C. Bowles has been appointed as
     Controller of Pengrowth Corporation, replacing Lianne Bigham who
     recently resigned to pursue personal interests following a 12-year
     career with Pengrowth. Mr. Bowles brings over 18 years of accounting
     experience, including 11 years with ExxonMobil Canada where he
     recently held the position of Financial Reporting Manager. Prior to
     ExxonMobil, Mr. Bowles spent seven years with KPMG Peat Marwick Thorne
     as a senior manager. Mr. Bowles is a graduate of McMaster University
     and has a Bachelor of Commerce, Honours, Accounting and Finance Major.
     He received his Chartered Accountant designation in 1989.

  -  Also effective immediately, Jim MacDonald has been appointed to
     Director of East Coast Operations, from his previous role as General
     Manager, reflecting Mr. MacDonald's increasing responsibilities in the
     east coast and his expanding role in respect to Pengrowth's general
     business activities. Mr. MacDonald holds a Bachelor of Engineering
     degree in Mining Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in
     Mathematics and Engineering. He joined Pengrowth in 2002 following a
     28-year engineering and management career in various positions with
     Amoco Canada and Nova Scotia Resources Limited.

  -  Henry McKinnon has expressed his intention to resign as
     Vice-President, Operations effective May 13, 2005 to pursue personal
     interests. Mr. McKinnon made significant contributions to Pengrowth's
     growth and development in his seven year career with Pengrowth. Of
     particular note were his contributions towards the realization of
     value in relation to Pengrowth's Judy Creek acquisition, completed in
     1997, and the successful integration of acquisitions from Calpine and
     Murphy Oil. Mr. McKinnon has agreed to provide Pengrowth with
     continued advice and support as required beyond May 13, 2005.

  Further appointments are expected to be announced in the near future.


Pengrowth is also taking steps to augment available resources to pursue new
opportunities in conjunction with the anticipated closing of the previously
announced Plan of Arrangement with Crispin Energy Inc. on April 29, 2005.
Crispin's senior technical management team will be engaged by Pengrowth for a
minimum of six months thereafter, to assist in the evaluation of corporate and
property acquisitions, to assess and identify opportunities relating to
Pengrowth's undeveloped lands and to examine Pengrowth's asset base for
strategic optimization opportunities. Members of Crispin's senior technical
management team to be engaged by Pengrowth include:

  -  Murray Nunns, Crispin's President and Chief Executive Officer, who has
     more than 25 years of domestic and international oil and gas
     experience, including 10 years with Rio Alto Exploration Ltd. in the
     capacity of Vice-President, Exploration and Development and later as
     Chief Operating Officer.

  -  Crispin's Executive Vice-President, William Bradley, an engineer with
     extensive experience in all facets of engineering management having
     held a succession of roles of increasing complexity at Encal Energy
     Ltd. prior to joining Crispin.

  -  Gordon Crooks, Crispin's Vice-President, Exploration with experience
     in a similar capacity with Northrock Exploration Ltd. and as
     exploration manager at Canadian Natural Resources Limited in the early
     1990's.

  -  Doug Smith, a geologist with 25 years of experience with various
     companies including serving as Chief Geologist of Rio Alto Exploration
     Ltd.

  -  Patrick Manuel, Crispin's Vice-President, Engineering and Business
     Development with over 15 years of experience in various acquisition
     and operational capacities.


  PENGROWTH CORPORATION
  James S. Kinnear, President


DATASOURCE: Pengrowth Energy Trust; Pengrowth Corporation



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