Charles J. Swindells was appointed to serve on Swift Energy Company’s Board of Directors at the Board’s meeting on February 6, 2006. With his addition, seven of the ten members of the board are independent directors.

Mr. Swindells served as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa from 2001 to 2005, dealing with trade, defense, security and intelligence, commerce and environmental issues throughout the Far East Pacific Region. During a career of more than 30 years in the investment and fiduciary services industry, he served as vice chairman of the US Trust Company, N.A., chairman and CEO of the Capital Trust Management Corporation, and managing director/founder of Capital Trust Company. He also served as one of five members of the Oregon Investment Council overseeing the $20 billion Public Employee Retirement Fund investment portfolio.

Ambassador Swindells is currently vice chairman, Western Region, US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management and also is a director on the board of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., a publicly traded international supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad industry.

He received his B.S. degree from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, which also conferred him with an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree.