Vanguard Natural Resources has appointed John McGoldrick, Loren Singletary and Bruce McCullough to its board as independent directors.

Mr McGoldrick is currently a director and executive chairman of Caza Oil & Gas. Prior to his current position, he was president of Falcon Bay Energy, an independent oil and gas company. Mr McGoldrick will be chairman of the compensation committee and a member of the nominating and governance, and conflicts committees.

Mr Singletary is currently vice president of global corporate accounts for National Oilwell Varco. Prior to his current position, Mr Singletary was a founder and president of LSI Interests. Mr Singletary will be chairman of the conflicts committee and a member of the audit and compensation committees.

Mr McCullough is currently president and CEO of Huntingdon Energy. Prior to forming Huntingdon, Mr McCullough held senior management positions with Pool Offshore, a Houston-based oil field service company. Mr McCullough will be chairman of the nominating and governance committee and a member of the audit and compensation committees.

Scott Smith, president and CEO of Vanguard Natural Resources, said: We are pleased to welcome these proven oil and gas executives to the board as independent directors. Their combined experience of over 60 years in the upstream exploration and production sector is a great resource for our company and we look forward to their contributions going forward.