HOUSTON, May 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Apache
Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) announced today that Tom Yelich and Tim
Custer will assume new leadership posts in a reorganization
of the company's Business Development and Land groups.
- Yelich has been promoted to the new position of staff vice
president, Business Development, and will report to Alfonso Leon, executive vice president and chief
financial officer.
- Custer has been promoted to the new role of staff vice
president – Land, reporting to John
Christmann, executive vice president and chief operating
officer – North America.
"Tom will continue to play a central role in executing Apache's
portfolio steps that have enabled the company to focus on
profitable, predictable and sustainable growth," Leon said.
"Tim will work with the land departments in Apache's regions and
the New Ventures group to strengthen Apache's competitiveness in
all of its core areas, in addition to overseeing Corporate Land
Administration," Christmann said.
Yelich joined Apache in 2006 as manager of Business Development.
In 2010, he led commercial efforts for Apache's worldwide
exploration group before being promoted to director of Business
Development in 2013. Prior to joining Apache, he worked in business
development positions at Burlington Resources, Vintage Petroleum,
Vastar Resources, Amoco Corporation and Mirant Americas Energy
Capital. He holds a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from
the University of Texas at Austin and
master's degrees in business administration and accounting from the
University of Texas at Dallas.
Custer has been the Permian Region's land and commercial manager
since the region was established in 2010. He joined Apache as
senior staff landman for the company's former Western Region in
1996 and subsequently served as a manager and director in Business
Development. Custer began his career as a landman with Amoco
Production Co., working the Permian Basin, in 1985. He was promoted
to gas buyer for Amoco's natural gas liquids business unit in 1993
and took on the role of acquisitions and divestures transactions
coordinator for Amoco in 1995. He holds a bachelor's degree in
petroleum land management from the University
of Texas at Austin.
About Apache
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exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Canada, Egypt, the United
Kingdom and Australia.
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