AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Victory Energy Corporation (Victory Energy) (OTCQB: VYEY), an independent, growth-oriented oil and gas company, today announced the election of Patrick Barry to serve on the company’s board of directors, together with the company’s existing directors, Dr. Ronald Zamber, David McCall, Robert Grenley and Kenny Hill. Barry was also elected to serve as chair of the audit committee.
“Patrick has been working with us as a consultant for almost two years. He has extensive knowledge of our business operations and maintains a great relationship with our executive team. During that time, we have spent a considerable amount of energy rebuilding our financial business processes, accounting back-office support and our reporting capabilities in Austin, Texas. Patrick’s appointment to chairman of the audit committee is very timely. The imminent release of the company’s re-stated and consolidated historical financials and this appointment, mark a turning point for our ability to deliver accounting transparency and timely filings. We look forward to working with Patrick as we take the company to the next level,” said Kenny Hill, Victory Energy CEO.
During the meeting, the board elected Dr. Ronald Zamber to the position of interim board chair, until a full-time board chair is selected. The board has formed a chairman search committee and has begun the important task of finding a qualified executive with significant oil and gas business experience. These elections follow the recent resignation of Robert Miranda from the company’s board of directors.
About Patrick Barry:
Prior to joining the Board of
Directors, Mr. Barry served as a financial and operations consultant for
Victory Energy Corporation. He is an experienced general manager with
strengths in financial management, profitability improvement, strategy
development and implementing disciplined operating processes in both
public and private companies.
He has a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA in Finance from Wharton. Patrick is a principal in Visionary Private Equity, a major investor in Victory Energy.
He is a former Managing Director of the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Notre Dame where he was also an Adjunct Professor. Prior to Notre Dame, he spent eight years turning around Quality Dining, Inc., a publicly held restaurant company headquartered in South Bend, IN. Patrick was a consultant with Andersen Consulting in their Strategic Service Group, focusing in strategy development and general management consulting.
Patrick’s extensive practical business experiences coupled with his impressive education credentials in the fields of engineering and finance make him a significant and timely addition to the company.
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About Victory Energy Corporation
Victory Energy Corporation
(OTCQB: VYEY) is an independent,
growth oriented oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition,
exploration and production of oil and natural gas properties through its
partnership with Aurora Energy Partners. The Company’s objective is to
create long-term shareholder value by increasing oil reserves, improving
financial returns (higher production volumes and lower costs), and
managing the capital on its balance sheet.
Victory is geographically focused onshore, with a primary focus in the Permian Basin of Texas and southeast New Mexico. The Company leverages both internal capabilities and strategic industry relationships to acquire working interest positions in low-to-moderate risk oil and gas prospects. Its focus is primarily on oil or liquid-rich gas projects within longer-life reservoirs that offer competitive finding and development (F&D) costs per barrel of oil equivalent (BOE). Download the Investor Fact Sheet for current summary of projects and activity. The Company is traded under the ticker symbol VYEY on the OTCQB tier, operated by OTC Markets Group.
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limited to, changes to drilling plans and schedules by the operators of
prospects, overruns in costs of operations, hazards, delays, and any
other difficulties related to drilling for and producing oil or gas, the
price of oil, NGLs, and gas, results of marketing and sales of produced
oil and gas, estimates made in evaluating reserves, competition, general
economic conditions and the ability to manage and continue growth, and
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CONTACTS:
Victory Energy Corporation
Kenny Hill, CEO
512-347-7300
Public Relations:
Roepke Public Relations
Katherine Roepke
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Natalie Howell
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612-677-1717