Apache names two executive vice-presidents and one senior vice-president

By OGJ editors

HOUSTON, Feb. 25 -- Apache Corp. has appointed Floyd R. Priceand Rodney J. Eichler as corporate executive vice-presidents and Jon A. Jeppesen as corporate senior vice-president.

Price is president of Apache Canada Ltd., Calgary. He joined Apache in 1990 as geologic manager, Midcontinent, and later served as regional exploration manager, Midcontinent.

Prior to working for Apache Canada, he served as president of Apache International. Previously, he worked for Pacific Enterprises Oil Co., Terra Resources Inc., and Texaco Inc.

Eichler is vice-president and general manager of Apache's Egyptian operations. He joined the company in 1993 as exploration manager, Rocky Mountains. He later served as exploration manager and then vice-president of the former Western Region and became vice-president of exploration and development, Egypt, in 1997.

Before joining Apache, Eichler worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Tenneco Oil Co. Houston, and Axem Resources Inc., Denver.

Jeppesen is in charge of Apache's Gulf Coast Region, which operates in the Gulf of Mexico and coastal areas of Texas and Louisiana. He joined the company in 1993 as offshore exploration manager and became vice-president of exploration, North America, in 1994. He was named offshore vice-president in 1996.

Before coming to Apache, he served with Pacific Enterprises Oil, Terra Resources, and Texaco.