Charles J. Swindells,
Retired Vice Chairman, Western Region,
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management

Charles J. Swindells was appointed to the Board of Directors of Swift Energy Company on February 6, 2006, currently serving as a member of the Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee.

 Mr. Swindells is recently retired as vice chairman of the Western Region, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, after more than 30 years in the investment and fiduciary services industry. During his career he was vice chairman of the U.S. Trust Company, N.A., chairman and chief executive officer of the Capital Trust Management Corporation, and managing director/founder of Capital Trust Company. He was also one of five members of the Oregon Investment Council overseeing the state’s $20 billion investment portfolio of the Public Employee Retirement Fund.

 From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Swindells served as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, dealing with trade, defense, security and intelligence, commerce, and environmental issues throughout the Far East Pacific Region. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., a publicly traded international supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad industry.

He has a bachelor of science degree in political science from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, which also conferred him with an honorary doctor of law degree. From 1998 to 2001, he served as chairman of the Board of Trustees for the college.

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