DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IOG Resources, LLC (“IOGR”) announces the appointment of James D. Bennett and Barbara M. Baumann to the Board of Directors.

IOGR today announced the naming of James D. Bennett as an independent Chairman of the Board. Mr. Bennett is the former President and CEO of SandRidge Energy, Inc. and previously served in senior roles at GSO Capital Partners and White Deer Energy. He is currently an independent Board member of Tellurian Inc. and Kimray Inc., among others, and recently served as Executive Chairman of Tapstone Energy Inc.

Barbara M. Baumann has also been appointed as an independent Board member. Ms. Baumann is president and owner of Cross Creek Energy Corporation. She is currently on the board of Devon Energy, National Fuel Gas Company, Ascent Resources and Texas American Resources II and is a Senior Advisor for First Reserve, a private equity firm focused on industrial, infrastructure, and energy businesses and IOGR’s financial sponsor. In addition, she is an Independent Trustee of the Putnam Mutual Funds.

James Bennett commented, “Barb and I are excited to be part of an investment platform that has established itself as a premier non-op partner for both public and private operators. Together with the support of First Reserve, we look to continue to grow IOGR’s business by providing the E&P sector a variety of capital solutions at a time when the industry continues to see capital constraints from traditional debt and equity capital markets.”

Mr. Bennett and Ms. Baumann are joining Marc Rowland, founder of IOG Capital (formerly affiliated with IOGR) and former EVP and CFO of Chesapeake, and Steve Mueller, former President, Chairman and CEO of Southwestern Energy and current Senior Advisor to First Reserve, as independent Directors.