Civitas Resources, Inc. announced that T. Hodge Walker has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, effective April 5, 2023, reporting to the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Matthew R. Owens, who has served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer since November 1, 2021. Mr. Walker, age 52.

Mr. Walker most recently served as vice president of Chevron Corporation's Rockies Business Unit, a position he held since October 2020 when Chevron acquired Noble Energy, Inc. Prior to joining Chevron, Mr. Walker served as Senior Vice President responsible for Noble's U.S. onshore operations. He also served as a director of Noble Midstream GP and as Noble's Vice President of West Africa and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, he served as Director of Strategic Planning, Environmental Analysis, and Reserves; managed Noble's operated West Africa assets, non-operated international assets, and frontier business ventures; and was a member of the business development team.

Prior to joining Noble in 2007, Mr. Walker held various positions of increasing importance at Amoco Corporation and BP America, Inc. He earned a BS and MS in Geology from Louisiana State University and completed the Harvard Advanced Management Program in 2018.