Dr. Qingming Yang has been the Chief Operating Officer of Approach Resources, Inc. since December 12, 2012 and has been its President since January 30, 2017. Dr. Yang served as an Executive Vice President of Business Development and Geosciences at Approach Resources, Inc. from November 2, 2010 to December 12, 2012 and served as its Vice President of Exploration at Approach Resources, Inc. from July 2009 to November 2, 2010. He leads Approach Resources, Inc.'s exploration, geological and geophysical team. He has over 24 years of domestic and international exploration, technical and operating experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Approach, Dr. Yang was employed by Pioneer Natural Resources for 12 years in a variety of positions, including Geosciences Advisor/Technical Lead for Pioneer's Eagle Ford Shale team. While at Pioneer, he coordinated the technical and commercial evaluation of over one hundred oil and gas prospects, including prospects in the Permian, Fort Worth, Appalachian, Gulf Coast, Arkoma and Williston basins. Dr. Yang earned his B.S. in Petroleum Geology from Chengdu University of Technology in the People's Republic of China, his M.A. in Geology from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and his Ph.D. in Structural Geology from the University of Texas at Dallas.