The board of directors of Magnum Hunter Resources Inc. reported late last week that they have elected Gary C. Evans as chairman of the company. He will also retain his position as the company’s president and CEO. Magnum Hunter said Evans, 44, succeeds Matthew C. Lutz who retired as chairman and executive vice president at the beginning of September. Evans previously has served as president, CEO and a director of Magnum Hunter Resources Inc. since Dec. 1995 and chairman and CEO of all of the Magnum Hunter subsidiaries since their formation or acquisition. Evans founded the predecessor company, Hunter Resources Inc., in 1985.

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