Civitas Resources, Inc. announced that Wouter van Kempen and Deborah Byers have been named Independent non-executive Chairman and Independent Director, respectively, of its Board of Directors. Independent Chairman Ben Dell and Brian Steck have elected to retire from the Board of Directors. The changes are effective February 22, 2023.

In addition to his role as non-executive Independent Board Chairman, Mr. van Kempen, 53, will serve on the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. He has extensive experience across the energy industry, including oil and gas, renewables, power generation and industrial equipment manufacturing. In his most recent role, Mr. van Kempen was the Chairman, President and CEO of DCP Midstream, a Fortune 500 energy company, from January 2013 toDecember 2022.

Previously, he was President and COO of DCP Midstream. Mr. van Kempen has held global, senior positions in finance, mergers and acquisitions and P&L leadership roles at General Electric from 1993 to 2003, and Duke Energy from 2003 to 2010. He graduated from Erasmus University Rotterdam with a Master of Science degree in Business Economics.

Ms. Byers, 61, will serve on Civitas' Audit and ESG Committees. Following 36 years of service in Public Accounting, she retired in July 2022 as a Partner from Ernst & Young LLP (EY). From July 2018 to her retirement, she was Americas Industry Leader overseeing the markets and growth strategy across EY's primary industry segments.

Ms. Byers was EY's Houston Office Managing Partner and US Energy Leader from July 2013 to July 2018, and Managing Partner of the Southwest Region Strategy & Transactions business unit from July 2008 to July 2013. In these roles, she helped lead global energy markets and partnered with corporations and investment funds in all phases of energy investment across the sector. Ms. Byers holds a BBA from Baylor University and is a Certified Public Accountant.