HOUSTON, June 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Apache
Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) announced today that after a
21-year career with the company, Rodney J.
Eichler, executive vice president and executive advisor to
the chief executive officer, will retire at the end of June.
"Throughout his career at Apache, Rod has demonstrated integrity
and an enduring commitment to our company and our core values,"
said John J. Christmann, IV, chief
executive officer and president. "He has played a significant role
in growing Apache's successful international businesses. In
particular, he was instrumental in building Apache's position in
Egypt's Western Desert. Rod has
our highest respect for his dedication to Apache, and I know I
speak for all my colleagues in wishing him well in retirement," he
added.
Eichler's many contributions to Apache include helping to build
and shape the company's position and significant growth in
Egypt as the country manager;
overseeing major global development projects internationally as the
chief operating officer – International, and most recently, leading
the company's global LNG business and facilitating the recent
successful sale of those businesses in April
2015 as the chief executive officer of Kitimat LNG
(Upstream).
"Those of us who were privileged to work under Rod's leadership
in Egypt owe him a debt of
gratitude, and we will miss him greatly. He was not only an
effective leader who built a world-class business, but a deeply
caring person who built and fostered lasting relationships with his
Egyptian employees, government partners and the local community,"
said Tom Maher region vice president and general manager – Apache
Egypt.
Eichler joined the company in 1993 as regional exploration and
development manager for the Rocky Mountain region in Denver and was promoted in 1996 to regional
vice president for the Western Region in Houston. He moved to Egypt in 1997 as the vice president of
Exploration and Production and became the regional vice president
in 1999. He served in Egypt for 12
years before returning to Houston
as the co-chief operating officer and president – International. In
2011, he was promoted to president and chief operating officer
where he served for two years before taking on the role of chief
executive officer - Kitimat LNG (Upstream) until the company's LNG
interests were sold in April
2015.
During his service at Apache, Eichler served as the chairman and
as a director of Springboard – Educating the Future, a nonprofit
corporation that funded construction of 200 schools for girls in
Egypt's rural villages. Eichler
also served on the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in
Egypt, the Australian American
Chamber of Commerce, U.S.-Egypt Business Council, and the Museum of
Fine Arts Houston.
Prior to joining the company, Eichler served in the capacity of
vice president – Exploration for Axem Resources, LLC in
Denver, Colo., and held geologist
and management roles for Tenneco Oil Company. Eichler received his
bachelor's and master's degrees in geological engineering from the
Colorado School of Mines. He is a
member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, a
certified professional geologist, and a registered professional
engineer in the state of Texas.
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company with operations in the United
States, Canada,
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