Continental Resources, Inc. announced Doug Lawler is being promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer. Doug joined Continental in February as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President following three decades in the oil and gas industry. The Board of Directors of Continental Resources, Inc. approved the appointment of Robert D. (Doug) Lawler to serve as the Company's President, transitioning the role from William B. Berry, who will continue to serve as the Company's Chief Executive Officer.

In this new role, Mr. Lawler will continue to report to Mr. Berry, with the title of President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Lawler, 56 has served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President since joining the Company in February of 2022. Prior to joining the Company, he served most recently as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake Energy Corporation from June 2013 to April 2021.

Chesapeake voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June of 2020 and emerged from bankruptcy in February of 2021. Mr. Lawler has served as a director of Pilot Travel Centers LLC (dba Pilot/Flying J) since 2016. Mr. Lawler holds a degree in petroleum engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and an M.B.A. from Rice University.

There was no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Lawler and any other person(s) pursuant to which he was selected to be President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and Mr. Lawler does not have any family relationships with any of the Company's executive officers or directors.