MIDLAND, Texas, June  01, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Era Energy &amp; Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAI) (&#34;New Era&#34; or the &#34;Company&#34;), a developer of next-generation digital infrastructure and integrated power assets, today

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New Era Energy & Digital Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointments of Evan Pierce as Chief Development Officer and Michael Johnson as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

New Era Energy appoints seasoned execs to accelerate TCDC development

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    <p>MIDLAND, Texas, June  01, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Era Energy &amp;amp; Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAI) (&amp;#34;New Era&amp;#34; or the &amp;#34;Company&amp;#34;), a developer of next-generation digital infrastructure and integrated power assets, today</p>
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    <p>New Era Energy &amp; Digital announced two executive hires to advance its Texas Critical Data Centers program. Evan Pierce will lead data center and power development, while Michael Johnson will head legal and compliance. The hires bring extensive hyperscale, energy and real estate experience, potentially accelerating the Permian Basin project toward its 1.4 GW capacity goal.</p>
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    <ul><li>New Era Energy appoints Evan Pierce as Chief Development Officer.</li><li>New Era names Michael Johnson General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.</li><li>Pierce has 20+ years in hyperscale data centers and energy.</li><li>Johnson brings 30 years in real estate, construction and finance.</li><li>Texas Critical Data Centers is a 492-acre site in Permian Basin.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li><strong>New Era Energy &amp; Digital, Inc. (NUAI)</strong>: Leadership hires strengthen execution capabilities for the Texas Critical Data Centers program.</li><li><strong>EdgeConneX (N/A)</strong>: Pierce previously led data center site development; signals credibility in hyperscale deployment.</li><li><strong>Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)</strong>: Pierce previously held energy strategy roles at AWS; potential relevance to energy provisioning for large-scale infra.</li><li><strong>Switch, Inc. (SWCH)</strong>: Johnson formerly Associate General Counsel for Real Estate and Finance, relevant to financing and leases.</li><li><strong>CoreWeave (N/A)</strong>: Johnson previously Senior Counsel; private company in data center space.</li></ul>
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    <p>Category fits Corporate Developments as leadership changes directly impact NUAI&#039;s execution risk and capital deployment trajectory on a key data-center project.</p>
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    <ul><li>Leadership appointments could accelerate TCDC development timeline.</li><li>Increased likelihood of securing project financing for large capex.</li><li>Enhanced execution may lift investor confidence in NUAI.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li>Effective date: June 1, 2026.</li><li>Flagship project: Texas Critical Data Centers, 492 acres in the Permian Basin.</li><li>Anticipated capacity: up to 1.4 GW over time.</li><li>Pierce: 20+ years in data center/energy infra; formerly EdgeConneX; roles at TikTok/ByteDance and AWS; helped deploy 5+ GW.</li><li>Johnson: 30+ years in real estate, construction, finance; formerly CoreWeave and Switch.</li></ul>
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    <p>Bullish within 3–6 months as leadership improves execution and funding prospects.</p>
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<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/styles/gnw_nitf.css"></link><p align="justify">MIDLAND, Texas, June  01, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Era Energy &amp; Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/NUAI">NUAI</a>) ("New Era" or the "Company"), a developer of next-generation digital infrastructure and integrated power assets, today announced the appointments of Evan Pierce as Chief Development Officer and Michael Johnson as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, effective June 1, 2026.</p>  <p align="justify">The appointments further strengthen New Era's execution capabilities as the Company continues building a leadership team with directly relevant experience across hyperscale data centers, power development, site acquisition, construction, leasing and project finance.</p>  <p align="justify">Mr. Pierce brings more than 20 years of leadership experience spanning hyperscale data centers, energy infrastructure, grid strategy and mission-critical operations across the Americas and EMEA. At New Era, he will lead data center and power development across TCDC and the Company's broader development platform.</p>  <p align="justify">Prior to joining New Era, Mr. Pierce served as Vice President of Data Center Site Development and Energy Development for the Americas at EdgeConneX, where he helped advance multi-gigawatt hyperscale campus initiatives across the Americas. Previously, Mr. Pierce held senior leadership roles at TikTok/ByteDance, Amazon and Amazon Web Services, where he led energy strategy, utility engagement, power procurement, sustainability initiatives and capacity delivery for large-scale digital infrastructure platforms. Across his career, he has helped drive the deployment and planning of more than 5 gigawatts of data center and energy infrastructure.</p>  <p align="justify">Mr. Johnson brings over 30 years of legal and commercial experience across data center development, real estate, construction, finance, title, corporate governance and complex contract negotiation. As General Counsel, he will lead New Era's legal function and support key development, transaction and risk management workstreams.</p>  <p align="justify">Most recently, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Counsel, Real Estate, Construction and Development at CoreWeave, where he supported leasing, powered land acquisitions, construction contracting and multi-site development initiatives across North America and EMEA. Previously, he served as Associate General Counsel for Real Estate, Construction and Finance for Data Center Development at Switch, where he supported data center campus acquisitions, development, construction, leasing and financing transactions for hyperscale AI, enterprise and colocation customers.</p>  <p align="justify">"Evan and Michael bring directly relevant experience to New Era at an important stage in our development," said E. Will Gray II, Chief Executive Officer of New Era. "Evan has led power, site development and capacity delivery for some of the world's largest digital infrastructure platforms, while Michael brings deep legal and transaction experience across data centers, real estate, construction, leasing and financing. Their appointments strengthen our execution capabilities as we continue advancing TCDC and the broader New Era platform."</p>  <p align="justify"><strong>About New Era Energy &amp; Digital, Inc.</strong></p>  <p align="justify">New Era Energy &amp; Digital is developing large-scale data centers across energy-rich U.S. markets to support AI training and inference workloads. New Era&#39;s flagship project, Texas Critical Data Centers, is a 492 acre site located in the Permian Basin, with anticipated capacity scaling to 1.4 GW over time. New Era&#39;s strategy is to combine large-acreage sites with flexible power solutions, including behind-the-meter power. 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New Era Energy & Digital announced two executive hires to advance its Texas Critical Data Centers program. Evan Pierce will lead data center and power development, while Michael Johnson will head legal and compliance. The hires bring extensive hyperscale, energy and real estate experience, potentially accelerating the Permian Basin project toward its 1.4 GW capacity goal.

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New Era Energy & Digital Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointments of Evan Pierce as Chief Development Officer and Michael Johnson as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

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