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Battalion Oil adds Brad Juneau to board, expanding it to five directors effective Sept 30, 2026
BATTALION OIL CORP
- Battalion expanded its board from four to five directors, appointing John "Brad" Juneau as an independent director effective September 30, 2026; the board remains majority-independent.
- Juneau founded and manages Juneau Exploration L.P. and has 40+ years in oil and gas; he serves on Talos Energy's board and Contango Silver & Gold's board, previously as its chairman.
- At Zilkha Energy he rose to SVP Exploration before its $1.5B sale to Sonat in 1998; in 1999 he co-founded Contango Oil & Gas with Ken Peak, whose stock rose from $0.20 to over $75.
- Juneau Exploration led the 2009 eastern interior Alaska gold discovery that became the Manh Choh mine, spun out as Contango Ore and in production since 2024.
- CEO Matt Steele cited Juneau's "accretive, consolidation-minded" M&A experience; the appointment follows March 2026 director changes and the board's stated plan to add independent directors.