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February 5, 2026 in News & Media

Preng & Associates Assists Ring Energy with Appointment of Sonu Johl as Chief Financial Officer

Sonu Johl, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Ring Energy, Inc. Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: REI) (“Ring” or the “Company”) today announced that Mr. Sundip (“Sonu”)…
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January 26, 2026 in News & Media

Preng & Associates Assists Pacific Coast Energy with Appointment of Travis Thomas as Chief Financial Officer

Houston, TX — January 2026 — Preng & Associates, a global executive search firm, assisted Pacific Coast Energy Company LP in the search and placement of Travis Thomas as Chief…
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Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSEAM:REI)

Sonu Johl was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, & Treasurer.

Pacific Coast Energy Company LP

Travis Thomas was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

Conduit Power LLC

Matthew Bulpitt was appointed as Chief Operating Officer.

The Rosen Group Inc.

Paul Khuri was appointed as Director of Sales, US.

Jadestone Energy plc (AIM:JSE)

T. Mitch Little was appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN)

Kirsten C. Schachter was appointed as Executive Director.

Primoris Services Corporation (NYSE: PRIM)

Harpreet Saluja was appointed as to the Board of Directors.

Unitil Corporation (NYSE: UTL)

Katherine Kountze was appointed as to the Board of Directors.

Key Energy Services, Inc. (OTCPK: KEGX)

Robert MacKenzie was appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer.

Weatherford International plc (Nasdaq: WFRD)

David Gooch was appointed as Assistant General Counsel, Global Ethics & Compliance.

Pantheon Resources plc (AIM: PANR)

Max Easley was appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE: REI)

James J. Parr was appointed as Executive Vice President of Exploration and Geosciences.

The North Dakota Industrial Commission

Nathan Anderson was appointed as Director of the Department of Natural Resources.

Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE: REI)

Phillip Feiner was appointed as Vice President and General Counsel.

Kimmeridge Texas Gas, LLC

David C. Lawler was appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

Lapis Energy

Rusty Desormeaux was appointed as Chief Operating Officer.

Flotek Industries, Inc.

Leon Chad was appointed as Senior Vice President, Commercial.

Moss Lake Partners LP

Eric Carmichael was appointed Senior Vice President of Projects.

PetroTal Corp. (TSX: TAL) (AIM: PTAL)

Sudan I. Maccio was appointed as Chief Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

PetroTal Corp. (TSX: TAL) (AIM: PTAL)

Emilio T. Acin Daneri was appointed as Vice President, Business Development.

Eastern Energy Services, Inc.

Kyle Pounds was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

Aftab Khan was appointed as Executive Vice President, Operations, Planning & Security.

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas

Tyler Palmer was appointed as Senior Director of CCUS.

Select Water Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: WTTR)

Christina M Ibrahim was appointed as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer.

NET Power (NYSE: NPWR)

Alejandra Veltmann, Joseph Kelliher, and Ralph Alexander were appointed to the Board of Directors.

U.S. Energy Corp. (NasdaqCM: USEG)

Mark Zajac was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

NRG Energy, Inc.

Sanjay Kapoor was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Matrix Service Company

Shawn Payne was promoted as Chief Operating Officer.

Suncor Energy Inc.

Jennifer Kneale was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC

Caitlin Beer was promoted as Chief Legal Officer.

Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC

Ben Lamb was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

Deep Isolation Nuclear, Inc.

Paula Whitten-Doolin was appointed to the Board of Directors

Meren Energy Inc.

Oliver Quinn was appointed as President, CEO, Executive Director

Ring Energy, Inc.

Sonu Johl was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, & Treasurer.

Arcadis NV

Peter Hogg was promoted as UK & Ireland Country Director.

Ascent Resources, LLC

Marianella Foschi was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

Devon Energy Corporation

Thomas “Tom” E. Jorden was appointed as Chairman.

Summit Midstream Corporation

Chris Tennant was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer.

DT Midstream

Christopher Zona was promoted as President and Chief Operating Officer.

DT Midstream

David J. Slater was internally appointed as Executive Chairman.

Ovintiv, Inc.

Gregory “Greg” P. Hill was appointed to the Board of Directors

SM Energy Company

Elizabeth “Beth” McDonald, Lloyd “Billy” William Helms, Wouter van Kempen, Morris R. Clark, Carrie M. Fox, and Howard A. Willard III were appointed to the Board of Directors.

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.

Corliss Montesi and Jim Thompson were appointed to the Board of Directors.

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Stephen Taylor was internally appointed as Chairman.

Chevron Corporation

Thomas W. Horton was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Drilling Tools International Corp.

Ira Green and Kyle Bulpitt were appointed to the Board of Directors.

Crane Company

Alejandro Alcala was promoted as Chief Executive Officer, President, and Executive Director.

ONEOK, Inc.

Mark McCollum and Precious Williams Owodunni were appointed to the Board of Directors.

Pacific Coast Energy Company LP

Travis Thomas was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

Seplat Energy Plc

Tony Elumelu was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Genel Energy plc

Patrick Allman-Ward was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.

M. Douglas Dagan was promoted as Senior Vice President of Renewable Energy.

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

Scott Lauber was internally appointed as Chairman.

Crusoe Energy Systems LLC

Nader Pakfar was appointed as General Counsel, Real Estate.

Bio Town Biogas LLC

Christopher J. Pino was appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated

Geisha Williams was appointed to the Board of Directors.

GE Vernova Inc.

Eric Gray was appointed as President, Chief Executive Officer Power & Gas Power segments.

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

Donald G. Macpherson was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Montrose Environmental Group

James Laws was appointed as Chief Operating Officer.

Parex Resources Inc.

Glenn McNamara was internally appointed as Chairman.

PJM Interconnection LLC

David E. Mills was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President.

APA Corporation

Jessica Jackson was promoted as SVP, EH&S, Global Supply Chain, and Midstream & Marketing.

Gevo, Inc.

Alex Clayton was internally appointed as Chief Carbon Officer.

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.

Matthew Simmes and Tracy McLauchlin were appointed to the Board of Directors.

OGE Energy Corp.

John Laws was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer.

Base Power Company

Zina Bash was appointed as Chief Legal Officer.

Halliburton Company

Casey Maxwell was promoted as President of Western Hemisphere.

Permex Petroleum Corporation

Richard H. Little was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer.

Zion Oil & Gas Inc.

William (Bill) H Avery was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Valtris Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

Michael McGaugh was appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC

Stephane Bancel was appointed to the Board of Directors.

PetroTal Corp.

Jorge Osorio was appointed as Chief Operating Officer.

Tamboran Resources Ltd.

Todd Abbott was appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

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