Sonde Resources Corp. announced the appointment of Toufic Nassif, currently President Sonde North Africa, to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer and that Bill Dirks, President and Chief Operating Officer, has formally notified the Board of Directors of his resignation, effective January 3, 2014. Mr. Dirks has agreed to stay on in a consultancy role as an advisor for an indefinite period to assist with the transition.

For the past two years, Mr. Nassif was President of Sonde North Africa with responsibility for the overall management of all Sonde activities related to the Joint Oil Block offshore Tunisia and Libya.