Leadership

At Woodside Energy, we are focused on growing outstanding leaders, building diverse capability and driving an inclusive, high-performing culture.

Chair of the Board

Woodside Energy chair of the board Richard Goyder, AO
Richard Goyder, AO
BCom, FAICD
Chair of the Board

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since August 2017

INDEPENDENT

Yes

Experience

Twenty-four years with Wesfarmers Limited, including Managing Director and CEO from 2005 to late 2017. Chair of the Australian B20 (the key business advisory body to the international economic forum which includes business leaders from all G20 economies) from February 2013 to December 2014.

Committee membership

Chair of the Nominations & Governance Committee. Attends other Board committee meetings. 

Current directorships/other interests
Chair: Australian Football League Commission (since 2017), Channel 7 Telethon Trust (since 2018) and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (since 2018). 

Board of Directors

Woodside Energy board member Larry Archibald
Larry Archibald
MBA, BSc (Geosciences), BA (Geology)
Board member

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since February 2017

INDEPENDENT

Yes

Experience

Former ConocoPhillips company executive (2008–2015) where he spent eight years in senior positions including Senior Vice President, Business Development and Exploration, and Senior Vice President, Exploration. Prior to this, spent 29 years at Amoco (1980–1998) and BP (1998–2008) in various positions including leading exploration programs covering many world regions.

Committee membership

Audit & Risk, Sustainability and Nominations & Governance committees.

Current directorships/other interests

Chair: University of Arizona Geosciences Advisory Board.

Woodside Energy board member Ashok Belani
Ashok Belani
MS (Engineering)
Board member

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since January 2024

INDEPENDENT

Yes

Experience

Joined SLB (formerly Schlumberger) in 1980, serving as a senior executive from 2011 until his retirement in 2022. Held several senior executive roles at SLB including President Reservoir Characterisation, Executive Vice President Technology. Most recently, SLB's Executive Vice President New Energy with responsibility for deploying differentiated technologies and practices to decarbonise exploration and production operations, and the development of new avenues of growth in emerging markets with carbon-neutral technologies. Continues to work as a Strategic Advisor to SLB. 

Committee membership

Member of the Audit & Risk, Sustainability and Nominations & Governance committees.

Current directorships/other interests

Director: Gentari Sdn Bhd, Enervenue, Inc and AMGreen Group.

Member: Board of AStar, the agency for science and technology for the Government of Singapore.

Woodside Energy board member Arnaud Breuillac
Arnaud Breuillac
MSc (Engineering)
Board member

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since March 2023

INDEPENDENT

Yes

Experience

Forty-year career with TotalEnergies SE, including as President Middle East, Senior Vice President E&P, Continental Europe and Central Asia, and seven years as President Exploration & Production before his retirement at the end of 2021. From 2021 to 2022, continued to add value to TotalEnergies as Senior Advisor to the Chair and Chief Executive Officer.

Committee membership

Chair of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee. Member of the Sustainability and Nominations & Governance committees.

Current directorships/other interests

Director: Trident Energy Ltd and Géosel Manosque SAS.

Member: Board of ACL (Association des diplomes de l'ECL) and President of ECL (Ecole Centrale de Lyon) Endowment Fund.

 

Woodside Energy board member Swee Chen Goh
Swee Chen Goh
BSc (Information Science), MBA
Board member

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since January 2020

INDEPENDENT

Yes

Experience

Joined Shell in 2003 and retired as Chairperson of the Shell companies in Singapore in January 2019. Experience Board and governance experience having served on the boards of a number of Shell joint ventures in China, Korea and Saudi Arabia. Prior to joining Shell, worked at Procter & Gamble and IBM. Gained significant experience in a diverse range of industries, including oil and gas, consumer goods and IT.

Committee membership 

Member of the Human Resources & Compensation, Sustainability and Nominations & Governance committees.

Current directorships/other interests

Chair:  Nanyang Technological University (since 2021) and the National Arts Council Singapore (since 2019).

Director: Carbon Solutions Holdings Pte Ltd (since 2022), Carbon Solutions Investments Pte Ltd (since 2022), Carbon Solutions Platform Pte Ltd (since 2022), Carbon Solutions Services Pte Ltd (since 2022), JTC Corporation (since 2022), Singapore Airlines Ltd (since 2019) and Singapore Power Ltd (since 2019).

Member: Singapore Legal Services Commission, Centre for Liveable Cities Advisory Panel, Singapore Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council.

Directorships of other listed entities within the past three years

CapitaLand Investment Limited (2017 to 2022).


Woodside Energy board member Angela Minas
Angela Minas
MBA (Finance); BA (Managerial Studies)
Board member

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since April 2023

INDEPENDENT

Yes

Experience

Experienced financial executive with strong capital markets experience, including six years as a public company CFO at Constellation Energy Partners LLC and DCP Midstream LLC. Spent the first 20 years of her career in investment banking and management consulting. In these roles, assisted C-suite energy executives in areas such as benchmarking and performance management, business transformation, and mergers and acquisitions. Served in various leadership capacities, including as Arthur Andersen’s Partner leading the North American oil and gas consulting practice and Leidos (formerly known as SAIC) Senior VP, global consulting leader.

Committee membership

Member of the Audit & Risk, Sustainability and Nominations & Governance committees.

Current directorships/other interests

Director: Vallourec S.A. (since 2021).

Rice University Business School Board of Advisers, National Association of Corporate Directors, Women Corporate Directors.

Woodside Energy board member Ian Macfarlane
Ian Macfarlane
FAICD
Board member

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since November 2016

INDEPENDENT

Yes

Experience

Australia’s longest serving federal Resources and Energy Minister and the Coalition’s longest serving Industry and Innovation Minister with over 14 years of experience in both cabinet and shadow ministerial positions. Before entering politics, experience included agriculture, President of the Queensland Graingrowers Association from 1991 to 1998 and President of the Grains Council of Australia from 1994 to 1996. 

 
Committee membership

Member of the Human Resources & Compensation, Sustainability and Nominations & Governance committees.

Current directorships/other interests

Director: Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites Cooperative Research Centre (since 2023) and CSIRO (since 2021).

Member: Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Toowoomba Community Advisory Committee of the University of Queensland Rural Clinical School.

Woodside Energy board member Tony O'Neill
Tony O'Neill
MSc Engineering
Board Member

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since June 2024

INDEPENDENT

Yes 

 
Experience

Joined Anglo American in 2013 and retired in 2022 as Group Technical Director. Served on the boards of a number of Anglo American subsidiaries including Anglo American Plc and Anglo American Platinum and De Beers. Significant experience in technology ventures and mining industry sustainability initiatives.

Committee membership

Member of the Audit & Risk, Sustainability and Nominations & Governance committees.

Current directorships/other interests

Fellowship: The Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK).

Woodside Energy board member Ann Pickard
Ann Pickard
BA, MA
Board member

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since February 2016

INDEPENDENT

Yes

Experience

Retired from Shell in 2016 after a 15-year tenure holding numerous positions, including Executive Vice President Arctic, Executive Vice President Exploration and Production, Country Chair in Australia and Executive Vice President Africa. Previously had an 11-year tenure with Mobil prior to its merger with Exxon. 

Committee membership 

Chair of the Sustainability Committee. Member of the Human Resources & Compensation and Nominations & Governance committees.

Current directorships/other interests

Director: KBR Inc (since 2015) and Noble Corporation Plc (since 2021).

Member: University of Wyoming Foundation Board​.

Woodside Energy board member Ben Wyatt
Ben Wyatt
LLB, MSc
Board member

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since June 2021

INDEPENDENT

Yes

Experience 

Fifteen years in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, including as the Western Australian Treasurer. Formerly Minister for Finance, Energy, Aboriginal Affairs and Lands and various shadow cabinet portfolios including Shadow Treasurer with responsibility for native title and the Pilbara. The first Indigenous Treasurer of any Australian parliament.

Prior to entering Parliament, Mr Wyatt practiced as a lawyer in both private practice and with the Western Australian Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. 

Committee membership

Chair of Audit & Risk Committee. Member of the Human Resources & Compensation and Nominations & Governance Committees. 

Current directorships/other interests

Director: Rio Tinto Ltd (since 2021), West Coast Eagles (since 2021), Telethon Kids Institute (since 2021), Perth International Arts Festival (since 2021).

Member: UWA Business School Advisory Board, Australian Capital Equity Pty Ltd Advisory Committee Board and Australian Institute of Company Directors.

CEO & Managing Director

Woodside Energy chief executive officer and managing director Meg O'Neill
Meg O’Neill
BS (Ocean Engineering), BS (Chemical Engineering), MS (Ocean Systems Management)
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

 

Joined Woodside:

2018

Experience:

Meg O’Neill was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 17 August 2021. Meg joined Woodside as Chief Operations Officer in May 2018. Previously, Meg held senior roles for ExxonMobil, including regional production and development leadership positions, and country leadership positions in Norway and Canada. 

Meg is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with degrees in Ocean and Chemical Engineering. 

Current directorships / other interests:

Non-Executive Director: American Petroleum Institute, Reconciliation WA, WA Venues & Events Pty Ltd (WAVE), West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO)

Chair: Australian Energy Producers (AEP) 

Member: Chief Executive Women, National Petroleum Council, UWA Business School Advisory Board

Executive Leadership Team

Woodside Energy executive vice president & chief commercial officer Mark Abbotsford
Mark Abbotsford
BEc (Hons), MPhil, MBA
Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer

 

Joined Woodside:

2002

Mark was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer in August 2024. Prior to this he served as Woodside’s Executive Vice President Marketing & Trading from 2022. Mark has more than 20 years’ of commercial, marketing, trading, finance and M&A experience across roles based in Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United Kingdom. 

Mark has held a number of senior positions at Woodside, including Executive Adviser to the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Vice President and Group Financial Controller, and Vice President Marketing, Trading and Shipping.  Prior experience includes roles at the Western Australian Department of Treasury and BHP Iron Ore. 

In his current role, Mark leads Woodside’s commercial, marketing and trading teams and is responsible for developing the company’s growth opportunities through his leadership of mergers and acquisitions, new energy business development, exploration and new ventures teams.

Mark also holds a Master of Philosophy in Finance from the University of Cambridge, and a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) and MBA from the University of Western Australia. Mark is also a graduate from the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.

Woodside Energy executive vice president sustainability, policy & external affairs Tony Cudmore
Tony Cudmore
BA, GCIR
Executive Vice President Sustainability, Policy & External Affairs


Joined Woodside:

2022

Tony was appointed Executive Vice President Sustainability, Policy & External Affairs in August 2024. He joined Woodside in 2022 to lead Strategy & Climate for the company. Prior to joining Woodside, Tony held a number of senior roles with BHP including Group Sustainability & Public Policy Officer and Chief Public Affairs Officer. He also served as Director of the BHP Foundation. 

Previously, Tony spent 13 years with ExxonMobil where he held a wide range of senior and global Corporate Affairs roles both in Australia and the United States. Earlier in his career, Tony held the role of Assistant Director of the Australian Institute of Petroleum, and was a Media Relations and Policy Adviser before becoming Principal Adviser to then Premier of Victoria, The Hon Jeff Kennett MP. 

Tony holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Economics and a Graduate Certificate of International Relations from Deakin University.  

Woodside Energy executive vice president strategy Andy Drummond
Andy Drummond
BEng (Hons) (ChemEng)
Executive Vice President Strategy


Joined Woodside:

2022

Andy was appointed Executive Vice President Strategy in August 2024. He joined Woodside in 2022 as Executive Vice President Exploration & Development,  responsible for delivering a global portfolio of growth options.  

Previously, Andy was the Vice President of Sustainability and Innovation for BHP’s Petroleum business, overseeing all ESG, HSE and Innovation activities within Petroleum’s portfolio. He held several other leadership positions, including Vice President of Business Development where he supported the sale of the US Shale division and led the acquisition of the Trion Field in Mexico. 

Prior to joining BHP, Andy spent 15 years with Marathon Oil Corporation working throughout the value chain, holding roles including Gulf of Mexico Appraisal Manager and Predevelopment Manager for Poland. 

Andy holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde Glasgow. 

Woodside Energy executive vice president technical & energy development
Julie Fallon
BEng (Hons) (ChemEng)
Executive Vice President Technical & Energy Development

 

Joined Woodside:

1998

Julie was appointed Executive Vice President Technical & Energy Development in August 2024, overseeing a range of areas including project development, reserves & subsurface, wells & seismic, engineering & technology, digital, IT & cybersecurity, and health, safety, & environment. 

Julie joined Woodside’s Executive Leadership Team in 2022 she has over 30 years’ experience and has held a number of roles within Woodside including SVP Engineering, SVP Pluto Business Unit, SVP Internal Audit and EVP Corporate Services. 

Julie has also worked in a range of production and engineering roles, including several years living and working in Karratha. Prior to joining Woodside, Julie worked as an engineer with Shell Australia. 

Julie graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering (First Class Honours) and is a fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. 

Julie is a board director of Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association. 

Woodside Energy executive vice president & chief operating officer, international Daniel Kalms
Daniel Kalms
BEng (Hons) (ChemEng), MBA
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, International

 

Joined Woodside:

2001

Daniel was appointed in 2020 to Woodside's Executive Leadership Team and is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, International based in Houston, Tx USA.  

Daniel is responsible for Woodside’s projects and business operations in the United States, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, and Canada.  

Daniel joined Woodside in 2001. He has held roles across the breadth of Woodside’s business, including Pluto LNG Plant Manager based in Karratha during plant start-up. He led Woodside’s Australia Business Unit which included LNG and oil assets. Daniel initiated and led the Scarborough and Pluto Train 2 project to FID. He was the executive responsible for the merger integration of Woodside and BHP Petroleum. His most recent role was overseeing Woodside’s technical services including engineering, subsurface, technology, and digital.  

Daniel holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical), Graduate Certificate in Project Management, and a Master of Business Administration.  

Woodside Energy senior vice president human resources, Ruth Lyall
Ruth Lyall
BA (Hons), MHRM
Senior Vice President Human Resources

 

Joined Woodside:

2010

Ruth was appointed Senior Vice President Human Resources in August 2024. Prior to this she served as Woodside’s Vice President Human Resources, and was the regional head of Human Resources for Woodside’s Australian Region of the organisation.  

A Human Resources professional with more than 20 years’ experience, Ruth joined Woodside in 2010 and, since then, has led several different parts of the Human Resources function including Business Partnering and Organisational Development. Ruth was also heavily involved in the integration work associated with Woodside’s merger with BHP’s Petroleum business in 2022. 

With experience in both Europe and Australia, Ruth worked in a number of industries including Financial Services, Local Government and Retail prior to moving to the Resources sector more than a decade ago. 

Ruth attended The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen where she received a BA(Hons) in International Business and Languages before completing her Masters in Human Resource Management at Napier University in Edinburgh. Ruth is a member of the Australian Human Resources Institute, a Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Woodside Energy senior vice president legal & group general counsel, Rebecca McNicol
Rebecca McNicol
BCom, LLB
Senior Vice President Legal & Group General Counsel

 

Joined Woodside:

2011

Rebecca was appointed Senior Vice President Legal & Group General Counsel in August 2024.  This role covers Legal, Ethics & Compliance, Company Secretariat and Internal Audit.    

Rebecca has more than 20 years’ legal, Mergers & Acquisitions and commercial experience and has held a number of senior roles within Woodside including Vice President Legal, Vice President Mergers & Acquisitions and Vice President Commercial.     

Prior to joining Woodside, Rebecca practiced law at Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons) with a focus on Mergers & Acqusitions, energy, corporate law and governance. Earlier in her career, Rebecca worked as a Solicitor at Slaughter & May in London. 

Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from Murdoch University and was admitted to as a Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2000.  

Woodside Energy executive vice president & chief financial officer Graham Tiver
Graham Tiver
BBus, FCPA
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

Joined Woodside:

2022

Graham joined Woodside as Executive Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer in February 2022. Graham has held significant financial, commercial and leadership roles across a range of business sectors, including minerals and oil and gas. He has extensive international experience, having worked in North and South America as well as in a variety of roles around Australia.

Prior to joining Woodside, he was previously at BHP where he held the role of Group Financial Controller with responsibility for BHP’s global accounting and reporting function and finance improvement spread across 10 countries.

During his 28-year career with BHP and WMC Resources, Graham has gained  diverse experience spanning across senior roles in Australian nickel operations and the copper division from Chile.

Graham’s strong technical and financial capability equips him to oversee complex commercial issues, reporting across multiple regulatory jurisdictions (including Sarbanes-Oxley), engaging Auditors and working with the Board.

Graham holds a Bachelor of Business in Accounting and Finance from Edith Cowan University in Western Australia, and is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants.

Woodside Energy executive vice president & chief operating officer Australia Liz Westcott
Liz Westcott
BCom, BEng (Hons), GAICD
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Australia

 

Joined Woodside:

2023

 

Liz was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Australia in August 2024, leading Woodside’s projects and business operations for Australia, focusing on optimising value across the portfolio and throughout an asset's lifecycle.

Liz joined Woodside in 2023 as Executive Vice President Australian Operations, responsible for the safe, efficient and reliable operation of Woodside’s portfolio of assets across Australia.

Prior to joining Woodside, Liz most recently held the role of Chief Operating Officer at EnergyAustralia, where she had broad leadership responsibilities across sustainability, HSSE, procurement and the operations of EnergyAustralia’s generation portfolio.

Liz had a 25-year career at ExxonMobil working in Australia, the United Kingdom and Italy, including a secondment in 2013 to Adriatic LNG as Managing Director. Her roles spanned strategic planning, operations, project management, and safety, technical and commercial leadership.

Liz holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Melbourne University and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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