QEP Resources, Inc. CEO Assumes Role Of Board Chairman

Published on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 12:04 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

Board of Directors Appoints Scoggins To Become Company's Lead Director

DENVER, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE: QEP), a leading independent natural gas and crude oil exploration and production company, today announced that the board of directors has named Charles B. "Chuck" Stanley, president and CEO of QEP Resources, to the additional role of chairman of the board.

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Stanley replaces former QEP Resources non-executive chairman Keith Rattie, who will continue to serve as a director of the company.  Rattie has served as non-executive chairman of QEP Resources since June 2010.  As a result of this leadership transition, QEP director Dr. M.W. Scoggins, president of the Colorado School of Mines and a retired 34-year veteran of ExxonMobil Corp., will assume the role of lead independent director.  Scoggins has been a director of QEP Resources and its predecessor company since 2005.

Stanley has more than 27 years of experience in the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry, including ten years with QEP Resources and its predecessor company.  Prior to being named president and CEO of QEP Resources in 2010, he served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Questar Corporation.

"We are grateful for Keith's leadership and many contributions during his tenure as board chairman," stated Chuck Stanley, chairman, president, and CEO of QEP Resources, Inc.  "Looking ahead, our board remains committed to responsibly developing QEP's portfolio of low-cost, high-quality oil and gas assets as we seek to create value for our shareholders through continued, profitable growth."

About QEP Resources

QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE: QEP) is a leading independent natural gas and crude oil exploration and production company with operations focused in the Rocky Mountain and Midcontinent of the United States.  QEP Resources also gathers, compresses, treats, processes and stores natural gas.  For more information, visit QEP Resources' website at: www.qepres.com.

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SOURCE QEP Resources, Inc.