Effective April 1, 2012, Chris Knowles was elected as an additional director of Northumberland Resources, Inc., bringing the total number of directors to three. Mr. Chris Knowles has many years of experience in executive management, production, acquisition, operations, leasehold evaluation and development of drilling prospects in the oil & gas industry. From December 2008 to the present, Mr. Knowles has served as a senior partner with Redhawk Advisors, LLC based in Wichita, Kansas. Over that period he has assisted with the acquisition of over 95,000 acres in the premier Mississippi Lime Zones for his firm and clients.