Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors increased the size of the Board from five to six members and appointed Rebecca (Becky) L. Bayless as an independent member to fill the newly-created directorship, both effective January 25, 2022. Ms. Bayless has been appointed to serve as the Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Ms. Bayless has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.

Ms. Bayless has been an integral part of three start-up private equity company management teams in the roles of CFO, CAO and Controller. Within these roles, she also took each of these companies to their liquidity exits through either asset sales, IPO or merger into a public company.