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Virgil N. Swift was vice chairman of the Board of Directors of Swift Energy Company from the time the Company became a public entity in 1981 until he retired from the board on May 10, 2005. He also was chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary Swift Energy International, Inc., from the time of its formation in 1995 until May 10, 2005. Upon his retirement from these positions, he became a director emeritus providing advice and counsel to the Board as requested. Mr. Swift had retired as an officer and employee of Swift Energy Company on June 30, 2000, but continued to provide consulting services focusing on the development of the Company's Rimu/Kauri Area in New Zealand. During his years at Swift Energy Company, Mr. Swift served as vice president of drilling and production (1981-1982), as executive vice president and chief operating officer (1982-1991), and as executive vice president for business development (1991-2000). He was also president and chief executive officer of Swift Energy International, Inc. (1995-2000). Before joining Swift Energy, Mr. Swift spent 28 years with Gulf Oil Corporation in various managerial positions in drilling and production, the last as general manager of drilling for Gulf Canada Resources Inc. He was manager of producing fields in the western United States, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Canadian Arctic. He also represented Gulf in the countries of Kuwait, Spain, Denmark and Great Britain (for North Sea field development), India (for the Bombay High Offshore Field Development Plan), Russia (on a corporate team on science and technology), Venezuela (for the operation and safety of compressor stations), and China (on a corporate team studying potential joint ventures). Mr. Swift graduated with a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Tulsa where he was inducted into the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Hall of Fame in 1996. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas and Louisiana. He is also a member and former sectional chairman of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, as well as a former member of the editorial Review Committee on Offshore and Arctic Technology for the society's Journal of Petroleum Technology. Along with his brother A. Earl Swift, chairman of the Board of Directors of Swift Energy, Mr. Swift represents the third generation of the Swift family in the oil and gas industry. | 