Hillcrest Petroleum Ltd. announced that Lewis Edward (Ed) Parker of Houston, Texas has agreed to rejoin the board as an independent member, effective immediately. Mr. Parker was a founding director of Hillcrest Resources when the company listed for trading on the TSX.V in 2011 and brings over 45 years of oil and gas industry experience in executive and director positions with companies including El Paso Corp., Burlington Northern and Burlington Resources, where he held executive positions in finance, mergers & acquisitions and strategy & planning.