---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001673379-25-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APA"
cik: "0001841666"
company_name: "APA Corp"
filed_at: "2025-04-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T15:39:14.553189+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# APA Corp promotes Ben Rodgers to EVP & CFO effective May 12, 2025; adds two operational VPs

## Summary
- Ben Rodgers promoted to executive VP and CFO effective May 12, 2025, from SVP Finance and Treasurer.
- Steve Riney continues as president, overseeing asset development and operations.
- Shad Frazier named SVP U.S. Onshore Operations; previously VP Production at Endeavor Energy.
- Donald Martin named VP Decommissioning effective May 26; previously led decommissioning at Spirit Energy.
- Rodgers receives $625k base salary, 100% target annual bonus, 350% LTI target from Jan 1, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001673379-25-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APA
- cik: 0001841666
- company_name: APA Corp
- filed_at: 2025-04-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000167337925000008/0001673379-25-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000167337925000008/apa8k-20250411.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001673379-25-000008
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001673379-25-000008.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001673379-25-000008.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ben C. Rodgers was appointed as executive vice president and chief financial officer at APA Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: executive vice president and chief financial officer
  source text: appointed Ben C. Rodgers to the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective as of May 12, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000167337925000008/0001673379-25-000008-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stephen J. Riney changed role as president at APA Corp.
  - Action: will continue to serve as president
  - Role: president
  source text: Stephen J. Riney, who currently holds the role of president and chief financial officer, will continue to serve as the Company’s president on the Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000167337925000008/0001673379-25-000008-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.