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Chord Energy Appoints Susan Cunningham Chair of the Board of Directors and Announces Darrin Henke as New Chief Operating Officer
Cunningham to Succeed Lynn A. Peterson, Who Will Retire from the Board at Year-End, Reducing Board Size to Nine Members Henke to Succeed Chip Rimer, Who Will
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[{"type":"text","content":"Cunningham to Succeed Lynn A. Peterson, Who Will Retire from the Board at Year-End, Reducing Board Size to Nine Members\nHenke to Succeed Chip Rimer, Who Will Retire on January 12, 2024\nHOUSTON, Dec. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHRD) (\"Chord\", \"Chord Energy\" or the \"Company\") today announced the appointment of Susan Cunningham as Independent Chair of Chord Energy's Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2024. Lynn A. Peterson is scheduled to retire as the Executive Chair of Chord Energy's Board of Directors on December 31, 2023, which will reduce the Board size to nine members. The Company also announced the appointment of Darrin Henke to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 2, 2024. Chip Rimer, Chord's current Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will retire on January 12, 2024.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nBoard of Directors\nMs. Cunningham has served as a member of the Chord Board of Directors since July 2022 and currently chairs the Board's Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Committee while also serving on the Board's Compensation and Human Resources Committee. She has more than 35 years of oil and gas industry experience, beginning her career holding a variety of positions at Texaco U.S.A., Statoil Energy, Inc., and Amoco Corporation. She went on to serve at Noble Energy, Inc., as Senior Vice President of Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and Frontier Ventures, and business innovation. From 2014 to 2017, Ms. Cunningham served as Executive Vice President, EHSR and New Frontiers, for Noble. She holds a bachelor's degree in Geology and Physical Geography from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. She completed an advanced management program through Rice University's Office of Executive Development as well. Ms. Cunningham also serves as a board member at Enbridge, one of the largest midstream companies in North America.\n\"Susan is an accomplished leader with extensive experience in the energy industry, E&P operations, Environmental Health and Safety, and Sustainability,\" said Lynn A. Peterson, retiring Executive Chair for Chord Energy. \"I am confident that Susan, with her proven track record, will continue to help guide Chord in the evolving energy landscape. The entire Board looks forward to working closely with her as Chair to str...