Diamondback Energy, Inc. Announces Leadership Transition Plan and Additional Updates to Executive Team and Board of Directors

MIDLAND, Texas, Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback” or the “Company”) today announced its leadership transition plan, representing the culmination of a thorough succession planning process that will position the Company for continued long term outperformance. Travis D. Stice, who has led Diamondback as Chief Executive Officer since January 2012 and joined the Board of Directors in November 2012 following the Company’s initial public offering, intends to step down as Chief Executive Officer effective as of the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At that time, Mr. Stice will transition from Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chairman of the Board, and Kaes Van’t Hof, current President of the Company, will succeed Mr. Stice as Chief Executive Officer and will join the Board of Directors. Effective today, Jere Thompson, current Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development, will assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

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