---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-029606"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "REI"
cik: "0001384195"
company_name: "RING ENERGY, INC."
filed_at: "2024-06-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T02:24:41.448832+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ring Energy EVPs Brooks (retirement) and Baghdati (resign) depart; Shawn Young promoted to VP Ops

## Summary
- Stephen Brooks, EVP Land/Legal/HR/Marketing, retires effective July 1, 2024; expects to enter consulting agreement.
- Marinos Baghdati, EVP Operations, resigns effective July 17, 2024 to pursue personal interests.
- Shawn Young promoted from Production Engineering Manager to VP Operations effective July 17, 2024; over 33 years experience.
- Active search underway for new executive to lead legal and HR functions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-029606
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: REI
- cik: 0001384195
- company_name: RING ENERGY, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-06-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1384195/000162828024029606/0001628280-24-029606-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1384195/000162828024029606/rei-20240618.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-029606.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Marinos C. Baghdati resigned as Executive Vice President of Operations at RING ENERGY, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President of Operations
  source text: On June 18, 2024, Marinos C. Baghdati, Executive Vice President of Operations of Ring Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), submitted his resignation, effective July 17, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1384195/000162828024029606/0001628280-24-029606-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stephen D. Brooks departed as Executive Vice President of Land, Legal, Human Resources and Marketing at RING ENERGY, INC..
  - Action: will retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President of Land, Legal, Human Resources and Marketing
  source text: On June 24, 2024, the Company announced that Stephen D. Brooks who currently serves as the Company’s Executive Vice President of Land, Legal, Human Resources and Marketing, will retire from the Company which will occur on or about July 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1384195/000162828024029606/0001628280-24-029606-index.htm
- Executive change
  Shawn Young was appointed as Vice President of Operations at RING ENERGY, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President of Operations
  source text: On June 18, 2024, Shawn Young, age 56, was appointed to Vice President of Operations, effective July 17, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1384195/000162828024029606/0001628280-24-029606-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.