George Paulus

GEORGE PAULUS is President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of
Zapata Energy Corporation. Mr. Paulus has been extensively involved in
the oil and gas business since 1977. In 1992, he and Lloyd Driscoll
founded Vintage Resource Corp., a junior oil and gas company listed on
both the Alberta and Toronto Stock Exchanges. As Senior Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Paulus helped expand Vintage
Resource Corp.’s net asset value to $25 million from $200,000. In 1977,
the company merged with Danoil Energy Ltd. Mr. Paulus is a Professional
Engineer and member of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen and
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. He earned a Bachelor of
Science degree (Honors) in 1966 and a Master of Science degree in
Geology in 1968 from the University of Manitoba.