Paul G. Laird

Paul G. Laird has been the President, CEO and a Director of New Frontier Energy,
Inc. since April 2003. He is also the President of Natural Resource Group, Inc.,
a privately held inactive oil and gas exploration and development company, where
he has served as President since 1997. Prior to that, Mr. Laird was Vice
President of Land Operations for Western Alliance Petroleum Corporation and Land
Manager for Canterra Petroleum, Inc., both private oil and gas companies. During
this time, he was active in oil and gas exploration and development in the
states of Montana, North Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming and Utah. Mr. Laird
received a BS in business with an emphasis in petroleum, land and real estate
management from the University of Colorado.