QEP Resources, Inc. announced that it has appointed Joseph N. Jaggers and Barth E. Whitham to its board of directors, effective October 20, 2019. These appointments were made in accordance with QEP’s previously announced cooperation agreement with Elliott Management Corporation. The Company and Elliott mutually agreed on the selection of the two new independent directors, and both Jaggers and Whitham will serve on QEP’s newly formed Operations Committee which will be chaired by QEP’s President and CEO Tim Cutt. Mr. Jaggers’ energy industry leadership experience spans more than three decades. From 2013 to 2018, he was President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Founder of Jagged Peak Energy in Denver, Colorado. From 2010 to 2012, he was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of privately-held Ute Energy, LLC. From 2001 to 2010 he held executive leadership roles with Bill Barrett Corp., Barrett Resources and Williams Companies in Denver. Mr. Whitham is currently the President and CEO of Enduring Resources, LLC. He was the co-founding officer of Westport Resources Corporation and President and COO from 1991 to 2004 through its merger with Kerr-McGee. Prior to Westport, Whitham worked extensively in the upstream U.S., international and offshore energy industry in project planning, development and operations.