People: Apache Corp (APA.N)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

G. Steven Farris

64 2009 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Rodney Eichler

63 2011 President, Chief Operating Officer

Roger Plank

56 2011 President, Chief Corporate Officer

Thomas Chambers

57 2010 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President

Michael Bahorich

56 2010 Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer

P. Anthony Lannie

58 2009 Executive Vice President, General Counsel

Margery Harris

52 2011 Executive Vice President - Human Resources

Jon Jeppesen

65 2011 Executive Vice President, Gulf of Mexico Regions

W. Kregg Olson

59 2009 Executive Vice President - Corporate Reservoir Engineering

Thomas Voytovich

55 2013 Executive Vice President - International Operations

Matthew Dundrea

59 2010 Senior Vice President - Treasury and Administration

Robert Dye

57 2010 Senior Vice President - Global Communications and Corporate Affairs

Alfonso Leon

36 2012 Senior Vice President - chief of staff

Janine McArdle

52 2010 Senior Vice President - Gas Monetization

Sarah Teslik

59 2006 Senior Vice President - Policy and Governance

Rebecca Hoyt

48 2010 Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller

F. Brady Parish

47 2012 Vice President - Investor Relations

John Bedingfield

57 2009 Vice President - Worldwide Exploration and New Ventures

Jon Graham

58 2011 Vice President - Environmental, Health and Safety

Rodney Gryder

64 2010 Vice President - Audit

Aaron Merrick

50 2009 Vice President - Information Technology

Urban O'Brien

59 2009 Vice President - Government Affairs

Jon Sauer

52 2001 Vice President - Tax

David French

43 2010 Vice President - Business Development

Cheri Peper

59 1995 Corporate Secretary

Charles Pitman

70 2013 Lead Independent Director

John Lowe

54 2013 Director

Randolph Ferlic

76 2013 Independent Director

Eugene Fiedorek

81 1988 Independent Director

A. Frazier

68 1997 Independent Director

Chansoo Joung

52 2011 Independent Director

John Kocur

85 1991 Independent Director

George Lawrence

62 1996 Independent Director

William Montgomery

51 2011 Independent Director

Rodman Patton

69 1999 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

G. Steven Farris

Mr. G. Steven Farris is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Apache Corp. He was appointed chairman of the board in January 2009, and has served as chief executive officer since May 2002. Mr. Farris also served the Company as president and chief operating officer from May 1994 to February 2009, as senior vice president from 1991 to 1994, and as vice president - exploration and production from 1988 to 1991. Prior to joining Apache, Mr. Farris was vice president of finance and business development for Terra Resources, Inc., a Tulsa, Oklahoma oil and gas company, from 1983 to 1988. He is a member of the Board of Visitors of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, and is a founding member and serves on the executive committee of America’s Natural Gas Alliance (“ANGA”). At Apache, Mr. Farris is a member of the Executive Committee.

Rodney Eichler

Mr. Rodney J. Eichler is President, Chief Operating Officer of Apache Corp., since February 2011. He previously served as the Company’s co-chief operating officer and president — international since February 2009, executive vice president — Egypt since February 2003, regional vice president in Egypt since 1999, and vice president of exploration and production in Egypt since 1997. Mr. Eichler also served as regional vice president for the Western region in Houston since 1996 and regional exploration and development manager for the Rocky Mountain region in Denver since 1993. Prior to joining the Company, he was vice president — exploration for Axem Resources, LLC in Denver, Colorado, and held geologist and management roles for Tenneco Oil Company.

Roger Plank

Mr. Roger B. Plank is President, Chief Corporate Officer of Apache Corp., since February 2011. He served as president since February 2009, and the Company’s principal financial officer until November 2010. He previously served as the Company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer since May 2000, and vice president and chief financial officer since July 1997. Since joining the Company in 1981, Mr. Plank has also served as vice president — planning and corporate development, vice president — corporate planning, and vice president — corporate communications. He serves as chairman of the board of the Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas, and is a past president of Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO), a independent trade association. Mr. Plank is a director of Parker Drilling Company, Houston, Texas, and chaired its audit committee until January 1, 2013, at which time he became chairman of its compensation committee.

Thomas Chambers

Mr. Thomas P. Chambers is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Apache Corporation. since November 2010. He served as the Company’s vice president — corporate planning and investor relations since March 2009, vice president — corporate planning since September 2001, and director of corporate planning since March 1995. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Chambers was in the international business development group at Pennzoil Exploration and Production, having held a variety of management positions with the BP plc group of companies from 1981 to 1992. Mr. Chambers is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and serves on the advisory board of Houston Foundation for Life.

Michael Bahorich

Mr. Michael S. Bahorich is an Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer of Apache Corp., since November 2010. Previously served as the Company’s executive vice president and technology officer since February 2009, executive vice president — exploration and production technology since May 2000, vice president — exploration and production technology since January 1999, vice president — exploration technology since December 1997, and chief geophysicist since 1996. From 1981 until joining the Company in 1996, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Amoco Corporation in Denver, Colorado and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mr. Bahorich is a director of Global Geophysical, a member of the board of trustees of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and serves on advisory boards at Stanford University and Yale University.

P. Anthony Lannie

Mr. P. Anthony Lannie is an Executive Vice President, General Counsel of Apache Corp., since August 2009. He served as senior vice president and general counsel since May 2004, and vice president and general counsel since March 2003. Prior to joining the Company, he was president of Kinder Morgan Power Company, Houston, Texas, from 2000 through February 2003, and president of Coral Energy Canada in 1999. Mr. Lannie was senior vice president and general counsel of Coral Energy, an affiliate of Shell Oil Company and Tejas Gas Corporation, from 1995 through 1999, and of Tejas Gas Corporation from 1994 until its combination with Coral Energy in 1998.

Margery Harris

Ms. Margery M. Harris is an Executive Vice President - Human Resources of Apache Corp., since December 2011. Previously she served as senior vice president — human resources since February 2011, and vice president — human resources since September 2007. Prior to joining the Company, she was consultant/principal of MMH Consulting Services, a privately-held human resources consulting firm, from 2006 to September 2007, executive vice president and senior vice president — human resources with Texas Genco LLC, a wholesale power generator, from 2005 to 2006, and senior vice president — human resources and administration of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., from 2000 to 2005. Ms. Harris worked for Santa Fe Snyder (successor to Santa Fe Energy Resources) from 1995 to 2000 in a variety of human resources capacities, including vice president — human resources.

Jon Jeppesen

Mr. Jon A. Jeppesen is an Executive Vice President, Gulf of Mexico Regions of Apache Corp., since May 2011. Previously he served as executive vice president since August 2009, senior vice president since February 2003, regional vice president for the Gulf Coast region since 2002, and regional vice president for the Offshore region since 1996. He served as the Company’s vice president of exploration and development for North America from 1994 to 1996, and exploration and development manager of the Offshore region from 1993 to 1994. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Jeppesen was vice president of exploration and development for Pacific Enterprises Oil Company, Dallas, Texas, from 1989 to 1992.

W. Kregg Olson

Mr. W. Kregg Olson is an Executive Vice President - Corporate Reservoir Engineering of Apache Corp., since August 2009. He senior vice president — corporate reservoir engineering since September 2007, and vice president — corporate reservoir engineering since January 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Olson served as director of technical services from 1995 through 2003, and held positions of increasing responsibility within corporate reservoir engineering since joining the Company in 1992. Previously, he was associated with Grace Petroleum Corporation.

Thomas Voytovich

Mr. Thomas E. Voytovich is an Executive Vice President - International Operations of Apache Corp., since February 6, 2013. He previously served as regional vice president and general manager in Egypt since June 2009. He also served as regional vice president for the Central region in Tulsa, Oklahoma, since March 2006, regional exploration manager for the Central region since May 2004, and in various technical positions with the Company in Tulsa beginning in March 1993. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Voytovich held positions of increasing responsibility with Hillin-Simon Oil Company, Berexco Inc., Petro-Lewis Corporation, and Shell Oil Company from 1978 to 1993.

Matthew Dundrea

Mr. Matthew W. Dundrea is Senior Vice President - Treasury and Administration of Apache Corp., since November 2010. He previously served as the Company’s vice president and treasurer since July 1997, treasurer since March 1996, and assistant treasurer since 1994. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dundrea held positions of increasing responsibility at Union Texas Petroleum Holding, Inc. from 1982 to 1994.

Robert Dye

Mr. Robert J. Dye is Senior Vice President - Global Communications and Corporate Affairs of Apache Corp., since November 2010. He previously served as the Company’s vice president — corporate services since March 2009, vice president — investor relations since May 1997, director of investor relations since 1995, and held positions of increasing responsibility in the Company’s corporate planning area since 1992. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dye was planning manager for the offshore division of BP Exploration, Houston, Texas, from 1988 to 1992.

Alfonso Leon

Mr. Alfonso Leon is Senior Vice President - chief of staff of Apache Corp. Previously he served as Vice President - planning and strategy since November 2011, vice president —planning, strategy, and investor relations since November 2010, and director of strategic planning since March 2009. Prior to joining Apache, Mr. Leon was a director and head of energy investment banking at Perella Weinberg Partners from 2006 until 2009. Prior to that, he served in various corporate strategy, planning, and business development roles at Royal Dutch Shell.

Janine McArdle

Ms. Janine J. McArdle is Senior Vice President - Gas Monetization of Apache Corp., since September 2010. She was vice president — oil and gas marketing since November 2002. Prior to joining the Company, she served as managing director for Aquila Europe Ltd from November 2001 to October 2002, and held executive and management positions with Aquila Energy Marketing from 1993 to November 2001, including vice president — trading and vice president — mergers and acquisitions. Previously, she was a partner in Hesse Gas from 1991 to 1993 and was a member of the board of directors of Intercontinental Exchange, the electronic trading platform, from 2000 to October 2002.

Sarah Teslik

Ms. Sarah B. Teslik is Senior Vice President - Policy and Governance of Apache Corp., since October 2006. Prior to joining the Company, she was chief executive officer of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. from November 2004 to October 2006, and executive director of the Council of Institutional Investors from July 1988 to October 2004.

Rebecca Hoyt

Ms. Rebecca A. Hoyt is Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller of Apache Corp. She previously served as the Company’s vice president and controller since November 2006, assistant controller since 2003, and held positions of increasing responsibility within the accounting area since joining the Company in 1993. Previously, Ms. Hoyt was an audit manager with Arthur Andersen LLP, an independent public accounting firm, from 1992 to 1993.

F. Brady Parish

Mr. F. Brady Parish is Vice President - Investor Relations of Apache Corp., since September 2012. Prior to joining the Company, he served as a managing director at Moelis & Company, from March 2011 to September 2012, and a managing director in the Global Natural Resources Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. from June 2005 to June 2010. Previously, Mr. Parish was a director in the Global Energy & Power Group at Merrill Lynch & Co., from 1999 to 2005.

John Bedingfield

Mr. John R. Bedingfield is Vice President - Worldwide Exploration and New Ventures of Apache Corp., since November 2009. He previously served as the Company’s regional vice president and managing director for the Australia region since May 2009, deputy managing director — exploration for the Australia region since August 2005, region exploration manager for the Egypt region since 2003, geophysical manager for Egypt since 1999, and senior staff geophysicist since 1998. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bedingfield was employed by Exxon Corporation from 1982 to 1998 in a variety of U.S. domestic and international assignments.

Jon Graham

Mr. Jon A. Graham is Vice President - Environmental, Health and Safety of Apache Corp. He served as the Company’s region vice president and country manager in Argentina since June 2009. He joined the company in 1994 as reservoir engineering manager in the Rockies Region. He was also vice president for reservoir engineering in Canada, reservoir engineering manager for the Western and Gulf of Mexico regions, Gulf Coast Onshore Region vice president, and engineering general manager for Apache Egypt Companies. Prior to joining Apache, he was associated with Hunt Oil Co., Pacific Enterprises Oil Co., Santa Fe Minerals, and Amoco.

Rodney Gryder

Mr. Rodney A. Gryder is Vice President - Audit of Apache Corp., since November 2010. He previously served as the Company’s director, internal audit and business analysis since December 2001 and director, internal audit since 1998. Prior to joining Apache, Mr. Gryder was the director of corporate audit services at Western Atlas, Inc., manager of internal audit at TransTexas Gas Corporation, finance manager at Occidental International Exploration & Production, and held various audit positions at Tenneco Oil Exploration & Production.

Aaron Merrick

Mr. Aaron S. G. Merrick is Vice President - Information Technology of Apache Corp., since August 2009. He served as director of information technology since March 2006. Prior to joining the Company, he was president of Merrick Applied Consulting, Inc. from July 2005 to March 2006, and owner of Aaron Merrick Computer Consulting from 2002 to 2005, consulting with Apache on the development of its data warehouse. He served as vice president of T-NETIX, Inc., a specialized telecommunications company, from 1995 to 2000, and was previously employed by the Company as assistant director of gas flow management from 1991 to 1994. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Merrick was with KPMG Peat Marwick, an independent public accounting firm.

Urban O'Brien

Mr. Urban F. O'Brien is Vice President - Government Affairs of Apache Corp., since August 2009. He previously served as director of governmental, regulatory and community affairs since 1992. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. O’Brien served as governmental affairs manager for Mitchell Energy, special projects director for U.S. Representative Lloyd Bentsen, and projects coordinator for U.S. Representative Michael A. Andrews.

Jon Sauer

Mr. Jon W. Sauer is Vice President - Tax of Apache Corp., since May 2001. He previously served as director of tax since March 1997, and manager of tax since August 1992. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sauer was tax manager with Swift Energy Company, Houston, Texas, from 1989 to 1992, and a manager in the tax practice of Arthur Andersen & Co., an independent public accounting firm, from 1983 to 1989. Mr. Sauer is a certified public accountant and past chairman of the American Exploration & Production Council (formerly Domestic Petroleum Council) tax committee, and he serves on the tax committee of the American Petroleum Institute.

David French

Mr. David L. French is Vice President - Business Development of Apache Corp., since January 2010. He previously served as region production manager — west for Apache Canada in Calgary, Alberta, since 2007. Mr. French also held positions of increasing responsibility, including production engineering manager and director of purchasing, EH&S and general services since joining Apache in 2005. Prior to joining the Company, he served as an associate principle for McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, and held engineering and planning management roles in the Permian Basin for Amoco and Altura Energy Ltd.

Cheri Peper

Ms. Cheri L. Peper is Corporate Secretary of Apache Corp., since May 1995. She previously served as assistant secretary since 1992. Prior to joining the Company, she was assistant secretary for Panhandle Eastern Corporation (subsequently PanEnergy Corp.) since 1988. Ms. Peper is a certified public accountant and a director of MemberSource Credit Union, formerly known as PT&T Federal Credit Union.

Charles Pitman

Mr. Charles J. Pitman is an Lead Independent Director of Apache Corp. He joined the Company’s Board of Directors in May 2000. Mr. Pitman served as a non-executive director and chairman of Urals Energy Public Company Limited, an oil exploration and production company operating in Russia, from September 2005 until January 2009, chairman of the board of First Calgary Petroleums Ltd., an oil and gas exploration company engaged in exploration and development activities in Algeria, from June 2007 to March 2008, and was sole member of Shaker Mountain Energy Associates LLC from September 1999 to November 2007. He retired from BP Amoco plc in late 1999, having served as regional president—Middle East/Caspian/Egypt/India. Prior to the merger of British Petroleum and Amoco Corporation in 1998, Mr. Pitman held a variety of executive positions at Amoco. At Apache, Mr. Pitman is chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, a member of the Stock Plan Committee, and became lead director in February 2013.

John Lowe

Mr. John E. Lowe has been appointed as Director of Apache Corporation effective July 19, 2013. Mr. Lowe is a member of the board of directors for Phillips 66 and Agrium Inc. Previously, he held a series of executive positions with ConocoPhillips, including executive vice president, Exploration & Production; executive vice president, Commercial; and executive vice president, Planning, Strategy, and Corporate Affairs. He is a former board member of Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC, DCP Midstream LLC, and DCP Midstream GP, LLC, the general partner of DCP Midstream Partners LP. Mr. Lowe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and accounting from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Randolph Ferlic

Dr. Randolph M. Ferlic is Independent Director of Apache Corp. He is a private investor, joined the Company’s Board of Directors in 1986. Dr. Ferlic retired in December 1993 from his practice as a thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon. Dr. Ferlic is the founder of Surgical Services of the Great Plains, P.C. and served as its president from 1974 to 1993. He was an elected Regent of the University of Nebraska from November 2000 until his retirement in January 2013, and was chairman of its audit committee until March 2008, at which time he became vice chairman until January 2013. Dr. Ferlic served as a director of the Nebraska Medical Center and chairman of its audit committee from 2004 until his retirement in 2010. He currently serves as a commissioner and as treasurer for the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, and was elected vice chairman in 2011 and chairman in 2012. At Apache, he is chairman of the Audit Committee, a member of the Executive Committee, and served as lead director from February 2011 until February 2013.

Eugene Fiedorek

Mr. Eugene C. Feidorek is an Independent Director of Apache Corp., since 1988. Formerly, Mr. Fiedorek was co-founder, president and managing director of EnCap Investments L.C., a Dallas, Texas, energy investment banking firm, from 1988 until March 1999, when EnCap was acquired by El Paso Energy. Prior to founding EnCap, Mr. Fiedorek was the managing director of the Energy Banking Group of First RepublicBank Corp. in Dallas, Texas, from 1978 to 1988. At Apache, he is a member of the Audit Committee.

A. Frazier

Mr. A. D. Frazier is an Independent Director of Apache Corp., since 1997. He is president of Georgia Oak Partners, a private equity investment firm, since September 2011, and having been a partner in Affiance, Inc., a Georgia—based bank consulting group. In July 2010, Mr. Frazier was appointed chairman of the Special Council for Tax Reform and Fairness to Georgians, established by the Georgia state legislature to examine the state’s tax code. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Danka Business Systems PLC, St. Petersburg, Florida, from March 2006 until its sale in July 2008, and was of Counsel with the law firm of Balch & Bingham LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, from January 2005 to March 2006. From October 2004 until its sale in January 2007, he was a director and chairman of the board of Gold Kist, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, an integrated chicken production, processing, and marketing company. At Apache, Mr. Frazier is a member of the Management Development and Compensation Committee and chairman of the Stock Plan Committee.

Chansoo Joung

Mr. Chansoo Joung is an Independent Director of Apache Corp., since February 2011. Mr. Joung serves as a senior advisor at Warburg Pincus LLC, a firm at which he was a partner from 2005 to 2010. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus, Mr. Joung was co-head, then head, of the Americas Natural Resources Group in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs from 1999 to 2004, and he served as a corporate finance banker in the Natural Resources Group from 1994 to 1999. While in the Natural Resources Group, he was promoted to managing director in 1996 and partner in 1998. Mr. Joung founded and led Goldman Sachs’ London-based European Energy Group in investment banking from 1992 to 1994. He began his career with Goldman Sachs in 1987 in the corporate finance department and also worked in the mergers and acquisitions department until 1990. Mr. Joung also served as a director of Targa Resources Corp. and Targa Resources Partners, LP from 2007 to February 2011. At Apache, he is a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

John Kocur

Mr. John A. Kocur is no longer Independent Director of Apache Corp., effective as of October 1, 2013. Mr. Kocur, who is retired from the private practice of law, served as vice chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors from 1988 to 1991. At Apache, he is chairman of the Executive Committee, a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and a member of the Management Development and Compensation Committee.

George Lawrence

Mr. George D. Lawrence is an Independent Director of Apache Corp., since May 1996. Mr. Lawrence was president, chief executive officer, and a director of The Phoenix Resource Companies, Inc., a public oil and gas company, from 1990 until May 1996, when Phoenix merged with Apache. At Apache, he is chairman of the Management Development and Compensation Committee and a member of the Executive Committee.

William Montgomery

Mr. William C. Montgomery is an Independent Director of Apache Corp., since September 20, 2011. Since July 2011, Mr. Montgomery has served as a managing director of Quantum Energy Partners, a private equity firm that focuses on investments in the energy and power industries, and is a member of Quantum’s executive and investment committees. Prior to joining Quantum, Mr. Montgomery was a partner in the investment banking division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. from October 2002 to April 2011, where he headed the firm’s Americas Natural Resources Group as well as its Houston office. At Apache, Mr. Montgomery is a member of the Management Development and Compensation Committee and a member of the Stock Plan Committee.

Rodman Patton

Mr. Rodman D. Patton is an Independent Director of Apache Corp., since December 1999. Mr. Patton has over 30 years of experience in oil and gas investment banking and corporate finance activity, including serving as managing director of the Merrill Lynch Energy Group from 1993 until April 1999. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, he was with The First Boston Corporation (later Credit Suisse First Boston) and Eastman Dillon, Union Securities (later Blyth Eastman Dillon). Mr. Patton is a director of NuStar GP, LLC (formerly Valero GP, LLC), San Antonio, Texas, and is chairman of its audit committee and a member of its compensation committee. NuStar GP LLC is the general partner of NuStar Energy L.P. (formerly Valero L.P.), owner and operator of crude oil and refined products pipeline, terminalling, and storage assets. At Apache, Mr. Patton is a member of the Audit Committee.
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