Ray N. Walker Jr.

Ray N. Walker, Jr. has served as a member of the Board since August 2018. Mr. Walker has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Encino Energy, a private oil and gas acquisition and development company, since September 2018. Mr. Walker retired as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Range Resources Corporation (“Range Resources”) in April 2018. Range Resources is a publicly-traded, independent natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil company engaged in the exploration, development, and acquisition of natural gas and crude oil properties. Mr. Walker joined Range Resources in 2006 and was elected to the role of executive vice president and chief operating officer in January 2014. Previously, Mr. Walker served as a senior vice president-chief operating officer, senior vice president-environment, safety and regulatory, and senior vice president-Marcellus Shale for Range Resources where he led the development of Range Resources’ Marcellus Shale division. Mr. Walker is a petroleum engineer with more than 42 years of oil and gas operations and management experience having previously been employed by Halliburton in various technical and management roles, Union Pacific Resources, and several private companies in which Mr. Walker served as an officer. Mr. Walker has a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering with honors from Texas A&M University.