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Rod Gryder

Vice President - Audit at Apache Corporation
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Seasoned energy industry professional with extensive experience in accounting, risk assessment, and internal controls.
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Location
Spring, Texas, United States, US
Skills
  • Sarbanes Oxley Act
  • Accounting
  • Risk Assessment
  • Petroleum
  • Oil And Gas
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Rod Gryder is a seasoned energy industry professional with 40+ years of experience in accounting, risk assessment, and internal controls. He has held various leadership positions, including Vice President - Audit at Apache Corporation and Director, Corporate Audit Services at Western Atlas Inc. Gryder has a strong background in the petroleum and oil and gas sectors, with expertise in budgets, financial reporting, and audit activities.

Credentials

  • Certified Fraud Examiner
    Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
    Jan, 1989
    - Jun, 2026
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
    Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
    Jan, 1983
    - Jun, 2026

Experience

  • Apache Corporation
    • United States
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Vice President - Audit
      • Oct 2010 - Aug 2015

      Retired from Apache August 2015. Dual reporting relationship to CEO & Chairman of Board and Audit Committee of Board of Directors. Responsible for all Apache audit activities worldwide including Operational, Internal Control, Sarbanes-Oxley, Revenue (gas plants, gas processing, oil & gas measurement and allocation, contracts), Joint Venture, Vendor, Acquisition Settlement, Fraud Investigations, Special Projects. Monetary recoveries from audits during Apache career = $260 million.

    • Director, Internal Audit
      • Sep 1998 - Oct 2010

      See summary in position above.

  • Western Atlas Inc.
    • Houston, Texas Area
    • Director , Corporate Audit Services
      • Sep 1997 - Sep 1998
      • Houston, Texas Area

      Hired as Director to develop new corporate audit department. Successfully planned, developed, organized audit function and hired experienced audit professionals. Planned & directed financial, operational, acquisition due diligence, vendor, special projects, fraud investigations. Dual repor...

  • TransTexas Gas Corporation
    • Houston, Texas
    • Manager, Internal Audit
      • Mar 1993 - Sep 1997
      • Houston, Texas

      Managed audit staff and performed operational, financial, joint venture, vendor, efficiency studies, special projects, fraud investigations.

  • Occidental International Exploration & Production
    • United States
    • Oil and Gas
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Finance Manager (Expat Position)
      • 1992 - 1993

      Worked with Exploration General Manager to establish exploration office in Albania. Responsible for all G&A functions. Negotiated building leases and renovations for office space and expat housing. Hired and trained local G&A staff including admins, drivers, maintenance and government liaison. Conducted finance and budget meetings with Energy Ministry, prepared government reports, company budgets, monthly/quarterly reports.

    • Sr. Staff Accountant - Financial Reporting
      • Jul 1989 - Mar 1992

      Responsible to senior management for all financial statement reporting for oil and gas operations in Argentina and Bolivia.

  • Tenneco oil Exploration & Production Company
    • Houston, Texas
    • See below.
      • Dec 1974 - Jul 1989
      • Houston, Texas

      Various positions of increasing authority and responsibility as follows:Auditor, Sr. Specialist - Domestic and InternationalAccounting/Administrative Manager - Brazil (expat position - Tenneco subsidiary company)Accounting Supervisor - Refining & MarketingSenior Staff Auditor - Domestic and I...

  • Texas State Auditors
    • Austin, Texas
    • Staff Auditor
      • 1971 - 1974
      • Austin, Texas

      State of Texas Internal Audit Department

  • Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (Predecessor ...
    • Amarillo, Texas
    • Staff Auditor
      • 1970 - 1971
      • Amarillo, Texas

Education

  • 1966 - 1970
    Texas Tech University

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