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Approach Resources Taps New COO
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Approach Resources Inc. has reported the promotion of Dr. Qingming Yang as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.
Dr. Yang has been employed with the Company since July 2009 when he joined as Vice President - Exploration. In November 2010, he was promoted to Executive Vice President - Business Development and Geosciences.
Dr. Yang has more than 25 years of domestic and international exploration, technical and operating experience in the oil and gas industry. Dr. Yang earned his bachelor's of science degree in Petroleum Geology from Chengdu University of Technology in the People's Republic of China, a master's degree in Geology from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and a doctorate degree in Structural Geology from the University of Texas at Dallas.
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