J. Ross Craft

J. Ross Craft has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Approach Resources, Inc., since the company’s inception in September 2002. Before Approach, Mr. Craft co-founded Athanor Resources, Inc., an international exploration and production company with operations in the United States and Tunisia, in 1998. He also served as Executive Vice President from 1998, until Athanor’s merger with Nuevo Energy Company in September 2002. From 1988 to 1997, Mr. Craft served in various positions with American Cometra, Inc., an independent exploration and production company with operations in the United States, including Vice President – Operations from 1995 to 1997. With 27 years in the oil and gas industry, Mr. Craft holds a B.S. in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and is a registered professional engineer licensed in the state f Texas. He is a member of the Texas Oil and Gas Association and Independent Petroleum Association of America, and has served on the board of the Fort Worth Petroleum Engineers Club, where his last position was President.