Sundance Energy Australia Limited announced that Reg Nelson has resigned from the Board effective March 1, 2012, in order to concentrate on his many other responsibilities, principally as Managing Director of Beach Energy Limited; and, Neville Martin has been appointed to the Board to replace Reg while the company conducts a formal search for a US based non-executive director. Neville has served as Reg's Alternate Director since May of last year, and brings a wealth of corporate and legal experience to the Board. Neville is currently a partner at Minter Ellison Lawyers in Adelaide, and, until the recent takeover, was the Chairman of Adelaide Energy Limited. His other board appointments are with Sky Australia Limited, Newklar Asset Management Ltd. and Anglo Russian Energy Ltd. Neville has worked with Sundance over the course of its entire existence including as the lead Australian counsel for the company's IPO in April 2005.