Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC announced its new Board of Directors, comprised of the following individuals, including members of management and direct or appointed representatives of the company's shareholders, whose appointments are effective Aug. 1, 2017: Scott W. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company; Richard A. Robert, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company; Michael Alexander, Managing Director at Marathon Asset Management; Joseph Citarrella, Principal at Monarch Alternative Capital, LP; Graham Morris, Distressed Equity Strategy Head for Contrarian Capital Management; R. Scott Sloan, former Senior Vice President, Strategy, Commercial, and Global New Business Development at Hess Corporation; and Joseph Citarrella will serve as the chair of the new Board of Directors.