Paul McKinney has served as Ring’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for nearly 4 years. His most recent role prior to joining Ring was President, CEO & Director of SandRidge Energy. Prior to SandRidge, Mr. McKinney was President & Chief Operating Officer for Yuma Energy, Inc. after serving as Yuma’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He previously served as a petroleum engineering consultant for Yuma’s predecessor and for Yuma.

Prior to Yuma, Mr. McKinney served as Region Vice President, Gulf Coast Onshore, for Apache Corporation, where he was responsible for the development and all operational aspects of the Gulf Coast region for Apache. He also served as Vice President and Director, Acquisitions & Divestitures for Tristone Capital, Inc. He commenced his career with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and held various positions with Anadarko over a 23-year period, including his last title as Vice President of Reservoir Engineering, Anadarko Canada Corporation.

He co-authored Advanced Reservoir Engineering, Gulf Professional Publishing, Elsevier, and Society of Petroleum Engineers paper number SPE-75708-MS: Applied Reservoir Characterization for Maximizing Reserve Growth and Profitability in Tight Gas Sands: A Paradigm Shift in Development Strategies for Low-Permeability Gas Reservoirs.

Mr. McKinney entered the United States Air Force upon graduating from high school and continued in the Air Force Reserves while attending college. He attended Louisiana Tech University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering.