THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: REI) (“Ring” or the “Company”) today announced that Mr. Sundip (“Sonu”) Singh Johl will be joining the Company as its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective February 27, 2026.

Mr. Johl brings more than 20 years of experience across upstream oil and gas investment banking, corporate finance, and strategic advisory roles, with deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, valuation, and financial strategy. From 2020 through January 2026, Mr. Johl was Managing Director, Co-Head of Energy Investment Banking at Raymond James & Associates, Inc., where he advised public and private E&P companies doing business in the Permian Basin as well as other major U.S. onshore basins. From 2018 to 2020, Mr. Johl was Managing Director, Co-Head of E&P at UBS Investment Banking Global Energy Group. From 2009 to 2018, Mr. Johl was a Director at Citi Investment Banking Global Energy Group. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.

Mr. Paul D. McKinney, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are excited to welcome Sonu Johl to our executive management team. His many years of experience in upstream E&P banking, corporate finance and strategic advisory services for public energy producers will be invaluable to us as we continue our path toward building size and scale while creating value for our shareholders.” Mr. McKinney continued, “We have known and worked with Sonu for several years in his investment banking capacity and are confident he will leverage his knowledge and experience toward elevating Ring’s financial and capital markets business acumen. We look forward welcoming him to the Ring family.”

About Ring Energy, Inc.

Ring Energy, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration, development, and production company with current operations focused on the development of its Permian Basin assets. For additional information, please visit www.ringenergy.com .

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