Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> August 2, 2002
ROGER B. PLANK is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Apache Corporation. Mr. Plank was elected to his
current position in May 2000, after serving as Vice President and
CFO, Vice President of Planning and Corporate Development, Vice
President of External Affairs, and Vice President of Corporate
Communications over his 21-year tenure with the company. Mr.
Plank joined Apache in 1981 after receiving a degree in Economics
from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, and his MBA from
the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr. Plank is
past President of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty
Owners Association. Earlier, Mr. Plank served as a Director of
the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and the Domestic
Petroleum Council. His civic activities include membership on the
Board of Trustees for Wyoming's Ucross Foundation, a non-profit
organization to benefit artists and writers. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Apache and apicture of things as they are now?
Mr. Plank: We've been around 47 years. Our Founder, Raymond Plank, is
still here as