Civitas Resources, Inc. announced the retirement of Cyrus (Skip) Marter and the appointment of Travis Counts as the Company's new Chief Legal Officer. Skip Marter, the Company's General Counsel and Secretary, is retiring effective August 1, 2022. In conjunction with Mr. Marter's retirement, the Company's board of directors has appointed Travis Counts as the new Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, effective August 1, 2022.

Mr. Counts, age 44, joins the Company from Bracewell LLP (Bracewell), an international law firm based in Houston, Texas, where he served as a Partner beginning in September 2021. Prior to joining Bracewell, Mr. Counts was an executive advisor and consultant for ConocoPhillips from January 2021 to June 2021. From April 2013 until January 2021, he held various officer positions at Concho Resources Inc. prior to its acquisition by ConocoPhillips, including Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary beginning in 2017.

Mr. Counts also held in-house legal positions at Halcon Resources Corporation and Petrohawk Energy Corporation from 2010 to 2013. Prior to joining Petrohawk Energy Corporation, Mr. Counts was an equity member at Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm L.L.C. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctor from Tulane University School of Law.