Jones Energy, Inc. announced that company's board of directors increased the size of the board to five members and elected Alan D. Bell to serve as the fifth director of the board. Mr. Bell is an independent director and will serve as the chairman of the audit committee of the company and as a member of the compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees of the company. Mr. Bell currently serves as a director of Approach Resources Inc. where he chairs the audit committee and is a director of the National Association of Corporate Directors-North Texas Chapter.