The Board of Directors of U.S. Energy Corp. has appointed Ryan Smith as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 10, 2019. Mr. Smith fills the CEO position previously held by C. Randel Lewis.

The Board also elected Mr. Smith to continue to serve as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since 2017. The company is governed by a Board of Directors comprising of Stephen Slack, who serves as Chairman of the Board, James Denny, Patrick Duke, Randall Keys and Javier Pico. Four of the five current directors have been deemed independent directors.

Four of the five current directors have been deemed independent directors.