APA names new CFO, adds to operations team
APA Corp. has made changes to its executive leadership team, including appointing a new chief financial officer.
Ben Rodgers has been named executive vice-president and chief financial officer, effective May 12, 2025. Rodgers, who joined APA in 2018 and previously served as senior vice-president, finance and treasurer, will oversee all financial activities and departments.
Prior to joining APA, Rodgers served as chief financial officer of Altus Midstream and later as a director on the board of Kinetik Holdings Inc. He currently serves on the board of Khalda Petroleum Co., a joint venture between APA subsidiary Apache Corp. and Egypt Petroleum Co.
Steve Riney, who had been promoted to president and chief financial officer of APA in 2024 after serving as executive vice-president and chief financial officer, will continue in his role as president, overseeing asset development and operations (OGJ Online, Jan. 9, 2024). The company has added two executives to serve as part of the operations team.
Shad Frazier has joined as senior vice-president, US onshore operations, effective immediately. He holds nearly 30 years of industry experience, most recently as vice-president, production operations at Endeavor Energy Resources LP. Previously, he held various leadership positions at Legacy Reserves and SandRidge Energy.
Donald Martin will join the company as vice-president, decommissioning, effective May 26, 2025. He has 20 years of operations and decommissioning portfolio experience, most recently as the head of decommissioning and projects at Spirit Energy E&P. He has also managed decommissioning at Canadian Natural Resources E&P.