RSP Permian Inc., Dallas, has appointed Uma L. Datla as chief accounting officer and James Schnoebelen as chief information officer.
With nearly 12 years of accounting experience, Datla had most recently served as chief accounting officer of publicly-listed Approach Resources Inc., a Permian basin-focused oil and gas exploration and production company based in Fort Worth. She also served as director of financial reporting at Approach.
Datla served in various positions of progressive responsibility with Ernst & Young LLP and was a manager prior to leaving to join Approach in August 2013.
Schnoebelen will be responsible for all aspects of RSP's information technology practices and systems. He will report directly to Jim Mutrie, general counsel and corporate secretary.
He most recently served as vice-president of security services at SpearTip, a cyber-security and counterintelligence company. He has an extensive background in system security architecture and administrative design, web application testing, database structure, incident response digital forensics, and malware analysis.