TransGlobe Energy Corporation announced that effective March 12, 2019 Mr. Edward David LaFehr will join the Board as a non-executive independent director. Mr. LaFehr is the President and CEO of Baytex Energy Corp. Mr. LaFehr will be replacing Mr. Bob MacDougall who has resigned from the Board effective immediately. In addition, Messrs. Robert Jennings and Matthew Brister will both retire from the Board and will not be standing for re-election at the Company's annual general meeting on May 10, 2019. In addition, the Board announce that after a rigorous review of both incumbent and in-coming directors that Mr. David Cook, currently a Non-Executive Director of the Company, will be appointed Chair of the Board upon his election to the Board of Directors at annual general meeting to be held on May 10, 2019.