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Riley Exploration Permian Bolsters Board; Adds PE Exec as Director

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   |    Thursday,January 27,2022

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors increased the size of the Board from five to six members and appointed Rebecca (Becky) L. Bayless as an independent member to fill the newly-created directorship, both effective January 25, 2022.

Ms. Bayless has been appointed to serve as the Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.

About Bayless:

Ms. Bayless has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Ms. Bayless has been an integral part of three start-up private equity company management teams in the roles of CFO, CAO and Controller. Within these roles, she also took each of these companies to their liquidity exits through either asset sales, IPO or merger into a public company. These include serving as the CAO of Indigo Natural Resources LLC from 2016 to 2021, Controller of Energy Resource Technology, a subsidiary of Helix Energy Solutions, from 2004 to 2006, and Controller of Prize Energy Company from 1999 to 2001. Additionally, Ms. Bayless has served in various accounting roles with other public and private companies that include Pioneer Natural Resources and Merit Energy Company. Ms. Bayless holds a B.S. Degree in Accounting from Arkansas State University and is a licensed CPA in the State of Texas. Ms. Bayless is a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.