Extraction Oil and Gas, Inc. on April 4, 2019, Mark A. Erickson, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company is taking a medical leave of absence. In connection with Mr. Erickson's leave of absence, on April 4, 2019, Matthew R. Owens was designated as acting Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Owens, age 32, is currently the Company's President and a member of the Company's Board of Directors.

From 2008 to 2010, he served as Operations Engineer for Gasco Energy, working deep, high-pressured gas in the Uinta Basin.