The Board of Directors of Ring Energy, Inc. announced that, it has appointed Mr. Paul D. McKinney as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Mr. McKinney, an industry veteran, began his career in 1983 with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (“Anadarko”). Over a 23 year period with Anadarko, Mr. McKinney held various positions including his last title as Vice President of Reservoir Engineering, Anadarko Canada Corporation. He also spent 6 years with Apache Corporation (“Apache”), serving as Manager, Corporate Reservoir Engineering and Region Vice President, Gulf Coast Onshore, where he was responsible for the development and all operational aspects of the Gulf Coast region for Apache. Mr. McKinney’s most recent role was President, CEO and Director of SandRidge Energy. He accepted the post in January 2019 and continued there 11 months before resigning in December 2019.