Antero Resources Corp. appointed Richard W. Connor to its board of directors and as chairman of the company’s audit committee, the company announced on Sept. 3.

Prior to his retirement in 2009, Connor was an audit partner with KPMG LLP where he principally served publicly-traded clients in the energy, mining, telecommunications and media industries for 38 years. He was elected to the partnership in 1980 and from 1996 to 2008 he served as the managing partner of KPMG’s Denver office. He earned a bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Colorado.

Connor is a member of the board of directors of Boulder, Colo.-based Zayo Group LLC, a leading provider of bandwidth infrastructure and co-location services. He is also a director of Centerra Gold Inc., a Toronto-based gold mining company. Locally he serves on the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business advisory board and is a member of the executive board of the Denver area council of the Boy Scouts of America.

“Rick Connor has experience in technical accounting and auditing matters, knowledge of SEC filing requirements and experience with a variety of energy clients. We believe his background and skill set make Rick very well-suited to serve as a member of our board of directors and as chairman of our audit committee,” Paul M. Rady, chairman and CEO, said in the release.

Antero Resources is a privately-held independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of unconventional oil and liquids-rich natural gas properties. The company is based in Denver.