Denbury Resources Appoints Chris Kendall As COO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Denbury Resources Inc. (DNR) announced that it has appointed Chris Kendall as its Chief Operating Officer. Kendall's appointment to Chief Operating Officer will take effect upon his joining the Company on September 8, 2015, a role he is assuming from Phil Rykhoek, President and CEO, who has been serving in that capacity on an interim basis.

Kendall joins Denbury from Noble Energy, Inc., where he most recently served as a member of Noble's executive management and as part of its operations leadership team as Senior Vice President, Global Operations Services. Prior to that, Kendall served as Vice President, Gulf of Mexico (2011-2014), and as Business Unit Manager and Vice President, Noble Energy Mediterranean Ltd (2007-2011), having been with Noble since 2001.

Kendall began his career with Mobil Oil Corporation in 1989 and, in total, has over 26 years of oil and gas industry experience in domestic and international operations roles.