EV Energy Partners, L.P. announced that Mark A. Houser, current President and Chief Executive Officer of company, intends to resign his position at the end of February 2015. Mr. Houser plans to remain actively involved with the company by remaining on the Board of the Partnership. Following Houser's resignation, the Board of Directors intends to appoint Michael E. Mercer, currently EVEP's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, as the new President and Chief Executive Officer.

In addition, Nicholas P. Bobrowski, currently EVEP's Director of Finance, is expected to be named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Both positions are expected to be effective March 1, 2015. Mr. Mercer, along with Ken Mariani, President of EnerVest Ltd., also will be named to the Board of Directors of the Partnership.

Nick Bobrowski has been Director of Finance since 2013. Ken Mariani currently serves as the President of EnerVest Ltd., and has more than 30 years of executive leadership and operational management experience in the upstream oil and gas industry.