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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-005852"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APA"
cik: "0001841666"
company_name: "APA Corp"
filed_at: "2024-01-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T01:03:05.415049+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# APA appoints Stephen J. Riney as President and CFO, effective Jan 1, 2024

## Summary
- Stephen J. Riney, formerly EVP and CFO, promoted to President and CFO effective January 1, 2024.
- CEO John J. Christmann IV continues as CEO and board member; no change to his role.
- Riney's compensation: $900,000 base salary, 120% target annual incentive, 600% target long-term incentive.
- Riney has no family relationships or related-party transactions with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-005852
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APA
- cik: 0001841666
- company_name: APA Corp
- filed_at: 2024-01-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312524005852/0001193125-24-005852-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312524005852/d446871d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-005852
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-005852.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-005852.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Stephen J. Riney was appointed as President and Chief Financial Officer at APA Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On January 7, 2024, the Management Development and Compensation Committee (the “MD&C Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of APA Corporation (the “Company”), through authority delegated to the MD&C Committee by the full Board, appointed Stephen J. Riney, 63, to the role of president and chief financial officer of the Company, effective as of January 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312524005852/0001193125-24-005852-index.htm

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