CorEnergy Adds to Corporate Finance and Governance Team

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CORR, CORRPrA) ("CorEnergy" or the "Company") announced today that it has named Jeff Teeven as Vice President of Finance. In addition, Lesley Robertshaw has joined CorEnergy as Manager of Investor Relations and Natalie Hill has joined as Assistant Corporate Secretary and Paralegal, adding strength to the Company’s Corporate Finance and Governance team.

Mr. Teeven has more than 20 years of experience in private equity management and mergers and acquisitions. He joined CorEnergy in October 2014 and was recently named Vice President of Finance. In this role, Mr. Teeven will lead the Corporate Finance team and manage the firm’s communications with key external relationships including institutional investors, lenders, and co-investors. Previously, Mr. Teeven served as a founding partner of Consumer Growth Partners (CGP), a private equity firm focused on the specialty retail and branded consumer products sectors. Prior to that, he spent 10 years with Kansas City Equity Partners (KCEP), a $125 million private equity fund focused on investments in the energy, services and specialty retail sectors. Previously, Mr. Teeven spent five years in the mergers and acquisitions industry as a senior consultant with KPMG’s Boston Corporate Transaction Services group. He received a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Boston College Carroll School of Management and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, with a concentration in Corporate Strategy and Marketing Management. In addition to his role as Vice President of Finance for CorEnergy, Mr. Teeven also serves as Director of Finance for CorEnergy’s manager, Corridor InfraTrust Management, LLC.

Ms. Robertshaw joined CorEnergy in July after three years as a member of the Specialty Finance team in the Equity Research division of Credit Suisse in New York. In her previous role, she was an associate analyst focusing on credit card issuers including American Express, Discover Financial and Capital One Financial, as well as on major auto lenders and specialty consumer lenders. She completed her bachelor’s in Business Administration at Georgetown University, focusing on finance and marketing. In her role as Manager of Investor Relations, Ms. Robertshaw will manage analyst and investor relationships, as well as corporate communications for CorEnergy.

Ms. Hill joined CorEnergy following 12 years as a corporate paralegal. Her experience includes supporting multiple attorneys at Kansas City organizations including J.E. Dunn Construction, TradeWind Energy, Hovey Williams, YRC Worldwide, Terracon Consultants and Black & Veatch Corporation. Concurrent with her recent employment, Ms. Hill has served two years in the U.S. Army Reserve as a Psychological Operations Specialist. Prior to beginning her paralegal career, Ms. Hill served four years as a Communications Computer Systems Operator in the United States Air Force. In her roles as Assistant Corporate Secretary and Paralegal at CorEnergy, she will monitor the Company’s compliance with applicable securities laws and manage other needs relating to corporate governance.

“As CorEnergy continues to build value for stockholders with our growing portfolio of energy infrastructure assets, we are excited to strengthen the CorEnergy team by adding these three individuals. Jeff, Lesley and Natalie bring us an important combination of talents and skills,” said CorEnergy CEO David Schulte.

About CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CORR, CORRPrA), is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns essential midstream and downstream energy assets, such as pipelines, storage terminals, and transmission and distribution assets. We seek long-term contracted revenue from operators of our assets, primarily under triple net participating leases. For more information, please visit corenergy.corridortrust.com.

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This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are "forward-looking statements." Although CorEnergy believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in CorEnergy's reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Other than as required by law, CorEnergy does not assume a duty to update any forward-looking statement. In particular, any distribution paid in the future to our stockholders will depend on the actual performance of CorEnergy, its costs of leverage and other operating expenses and will be subject to the approval of CorEnergy's Board of Directors and compliance with leverage covenants.

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
Investor Relations:
Lesley Robertshaw, 877-699-CORR (2677)
info@corridortrust.com

Source: CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.

Released August 11, 2015