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Range Resources reported that Steve Gray has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors.
Mr. Gray's appointment is effective October 30, and was mutually agreed upon by the Company's Board of Directors and SailingStone Capital Partners, LLC. Mr. Gray will serve on the Board's compensation committee.
About Gray:
Previously, Mr. Gray served as a founder, director and Chief Executive Officer of RSP Permian Inc. from their inception in 2010 to 2018. When RSP Permian merged with Concho Resources Inc., he joined Concho's Board of Directors and currently serves on the Reserves Committee. Prior to forming RSP Permian, Mr. Gray founded several successful oil and gas ventures spanning nearly 20 years in partnerships with Natural Gas Partners, an Irving, Texas based private equity company. Prior to going into business for himself, Mr. Gray spent 11 years employed in the oil and gas industry in various capacities as a petroleum engineer. In 2016, Mr. Gray received the national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in their Energy and Clean-Tech category.
Mr. Gray is on the Board of Directors of the Texas Tech Foundation. In addition, he is a member of the Petroleum Engineering Academy and serves on the Dean's Advisory Council for the College of Engineering at Texas Tech Universitythe same institution from which he earned a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering. He is also a member of the Executive Advisory Council of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas.
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