IRRX appoints Jason Reeves and Rear Admiral Curt Copley to its Board as Independent Directors alongside Mark Michel as Chairman and CEO

– USA, FL –  Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp., (NYSE: IRRX) today announced the additions of Jason Reeves and Rear Admiral Curt Copley to its Board as independent directors, replacing Richard Bertel, Edmund Underwood, Rollin Bredenberg, and Troy Welch who resigned from the board effective November 30, 2022. The changes allow the company to maintain an independent majority board as required by NYSE.

Additionally, the company also announced that the current vice-chairman, president, and COO, Mark Michel,  has been promoted to chairman and CEO, while current senior vice president and chief acquisitions officer, Timothy Fisher has been promoted to vice-chairman, president, and CFO.the

IRRX has also decided to reduce the composition of the board from seven members to five in anticipation of forming an expanded board new board with the target company post-deSPAC.

About  Rear Admiral Ronald Copley

Following his military service as a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Reeves worked in the oil and gas industry for more than 25 years and brings a wealth of energy industry knowledge and experience. Copley recently retired as a career intelligence officer from the United States Navy and served as the most recent commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence. He also previously served as the Deputy Director for Operations for combat support at the National Security Agency and the Director of Intelligence for the International Security Assistance Forces, functioning as the senior intelligence officer in the Afghanistan Theater of Operations.

About The Company

The Company is a blank check company formed for theto effecter, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company intends to focus its search on natural resources, railroads and/or railroad logistics companies, or any combinations thereof. The Company is sponsored by DHIP Natural Resources Investments, LLC.

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