Basic Energy Services, Inc. announced the creation of a new leadership position and the hiring of Adam Hurley as Vice President, Strategy and Business Development reporting to President and CEO, Roe Patterson. Effective immediately, Mr. Hurley will be responsible for focusing on Basic's strategy of leveraging its strong market position in its core markets to accelerate the growth of the company through a more efficient allocation of its assets. In addition, Mr. Hurley is expected to lead Basic's efforts to further reduce costs, drive efficiencies throughout the organization and identify new M&A opportunities that would allow the company to have even greater scale in its core markets.