WPX Energy announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Rod Sailor will resign from the company effective March 31, 2014 to accept a position at another company. The Board of Directors appointed J. Kevin Vann, who serves as the company's Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, to be interim Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Vann will also replace Sailor as director for Apco Oil and Gas International.

Vann began his career with Arthur Andersen in Tulsa before coming to Williams in 1998. He held positions responsible for accounting and risk management. In 2006, he became Controller for the Exploration & Production business of Williams, which later spun off as independent company WPX Energy.