APA Corporation announces that Scott Grandt has been named senior vice president, Corporate Development; effective June 12.

Grandt will lead APA’s corporate development team and will have global oversight over the identification, assessment and execution of potential transaction opportunities.

"I am pleased to welcome Scott to our leadership team," said Stephen J. Riney, APA’s chief financial officer and executive vice president. “He brings a diverse background in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, investor relations and corporate planning and will be a great complement to our executive team.”

Grandt joins APA from Goldman Sachs & Co., where he served as managing director, Investment Banking focusing on executing strategic and financial transactions for corporate clients and financial sponsors. Before that, he was with Alta Mesa Resources leading the finance and investor relations function. He began his career at Citigroup, where he held various roles of increasing responsibility. Grandt holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University.