F.H. Merelli

F.H. Merelli

F. H. MERELLI, 72, became chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president, and a director of Cimarex Energy Co., a Denver, Colo., independent oil and gas exploration and production company, on Sept. 30, 2002, upon the acquisition by Cimarex of Key Production Company, Inc. and the exploration and production division of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. He was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Key from 1992 until October 2002, and served as Key’s president from 1992 to September 1999 and from March 2002 to October 2002. Formerly, Mr. Merelli served as Apache’s president and chief operating officer from 1988 to 1991. Prior to that, he was president of Terra Resources, Inc., a Tulsa, Okla., oil and gas company, from 1979 to 1988.

At Apache, Mr. Merelli is a member of the audit committee and the executive committee. He has been a director since 1997.