VANCOUVER, April 3, 2019 /CNW/ - East West Petroleum Corp. (TSX-V: EW) ("East West" or the "Company") Mr. Nick DeMare, interim CEO, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mark Brown to the Board. 

Mr. Mark T. Brown B. Comm. CPA, CA, is the President of Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd., in Vancouver B.C.  Mr. Brown has assisted in the successful establishment of several private and public companies. In the public company sector, Mr. Brown has played key roles in the success of several companies which his team at Pacific Opportunity have listed on the TSXV, the TSX and the NYSE Mkt Exchanges. His corporate focus is merger and acquisition transactions, financing, strategic corporate planning, and corporate development. One of the companies founded and run by the team at Pacific Opportunity was built into a plus $500 million market capitalization entity and they have had many other successes over the past 20 years.

The Company further announces the resignation of Mr. Dylan Sidoo as a director effective immediately.  The Board thanks Dylan for his contributions during his tenure with the Company and we wish him the best in his future endeavours.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The Company has provided the forward-looking information, including, without limitation, statements relating to the receipt of shareholder approval for and subsequent completion of the Transaction, the Spin-Out, the consolidation of common shares in the capital of the Company, and related transactions, in reliance on assumptions that it believes are reasonable at this time. Although the Company believes in light of the experience of its officers and directors, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors that have been considered appropriate that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements depending on, among other things, changes in general economic, market, or business conditions, and those risks set out in the Company's public documents filed on SEDAR. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information that is incorporated by reference herein, except as required by applicable securities laws.

SOURCE East West Petroleum Corp.

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