W&T Offshore, Inc. today announced the retirement of J. Daniel ("Danny") Gibbons, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  The Company has appointed Janet Yang as acting Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

Tracy Krohn, W&T Offshore's Chairman and CEO, stated, 
"We appreciate the many contributions that Danny has made to W&T over the last 11 years as CFO of the Company and wish him well in his retirement. Since joining W&T in 2008, Janet has taken on increasing levels of financial responsibility and proved herself to be a valuable asset to the Company. She has helped the Company successfully execute a number of strategic transactions, including our recently announced drilling joint venture. We are pleased to have her take on this role." 

Janet Yang joined W&T in 2008 as Finance Manager and in 2012 became Director, Strategic Planning & Analysis, a position she held until being appointed Vice President, Corporate & Business Development in 2017.  Ms. Yang has over 15 years of finance, investment and strategy experience in the energy industry.  Prior to joining W&T, Ms. Yang held positions in research and investment analysis at BlackGold Capital Management, investment banking at Raymond James and energy trading at Allegheny Energy.  Ms. Yang received a B.A. in Economics from Rice University and an M.B.A. with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.