A. D. Frazier, Jr.

A. D. Frazier

A. D. FRAZIER, JR., 64, became chairman and chief executive officer of Danka Business Systems PLC, St. Petersburg, Fla., effective March 15, 2006. He also owns and is chairman of WolfCreek Broadcasting, Inc. and was of Counsel with the law firm of Balch & Bingham LLP, Atlanta, Ga., from January 2005 to March 2006. Mr. Frazier retired as a director, president and chief operating officer of Caremark Rx, Inc., a publicly traded pharmacy benefit management company, in March 2004, having served in that role since August 2002. From March 2001 until August 2002, he was chairman and chief executive officer of the Chicago Stock Exchange. From October 2004 until its sale in January 2007, he was a director and chairman of the board of Gold Kist, Inc., Atlanta, Ga., an integrated chicken production, processing and marketing company.

At Apache, Mr. Frazier is a member of the management development and compensation committee and the stock option plan committee. He has been a director since 1997.