Manas Petroleum Corporation Announces reorganization of Officers and appointments of Committee Members

BAAR, Switzerland, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Manas Petroleum Corporation ("Manas" or the "Company") (TSX‑V: MNP; OTCBB: MNAP) announced today that on March 25, 2013, Peter-Mark Vogel resigned as Chief Executive Officer. The board of directors appointed Dr. Werner Ladwein, as CEO & President and reappointed Ari Muljana as Chief Financial Officer.

Further, Michael Velletta, Director, has resigned as Corporate Secretary and Mr. Peter-Mark Vogel has been appointed by the board.

The Board of Directors would like to thank Peter-Mark Vogel for his contribution to Manas in the past years and wishes him well for his new assignment.


Appointment of Committee Members:

Also on March 25, 2013 the board of directors have appointed Michael Velletta (Chair), Dr. Richard Schenz and Murray Rogers as members of the Audit Committee.

The Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee consist of Darcy Spady (Chair), Heinz. J. Scholz and Michael Velletta.

Murray Rodgers (Chair), Dr. Werner Ladwein and Darcy Spady were appointed as members of the Reserves Committee.


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For further information please contact:

Peter-Mark Vogel, Corporate Secretary
Manas Petroleum Corp.
Bahnofstr. 9, P.O. Box 155
CH-6341 Baar, Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 718 1030
Fax: +41 44 718 1039
Email: info@manaspete.com
Web: www.manaspete.com