HOUSTON, April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:WTI) ("W&T" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") voted to expand the size of the Board to six members and appointed Mr. John D. Buchanan to fill the vacancy on the Board effective April 8, 2024. Mr. Buchanan will stand for election in the upcoming annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Buchanan has more than 30 years of experience as a seasoned oil and gas, commercial and banking attorney.
Tracy W. Krohn, W&T's Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer stated, "We are very pleased to welcome John to our Board of Directors as a new independent director. Our Board decided it was appropriate at this time to expand our Board to six members, of which five are deemed independent directors. John has extensive legal experience in the energy industry and banking industry. In addition, he has been a valuable advisor to and served several Boards for large public companies. Prior to his tenure with ExxonMobil, John served as legal counsel with multiple large banks and was in a senior management position with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. We believe the combination of his energy and banking expertise, legal acumen, prior board experience and ...