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

 

CHAIR

Chair since April 2018

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since August 2017

INDEPENDENT

Yes

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

Australia

 

Experience

Mr Goyder spent 24 years with Wesfarmers Limited, where he served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer from 2005 to late 2017. Mr Goyder also served as 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: Perron Group (from March 2025), Channel 7 Telethon Trust (since 2018), West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) (since 2018) and Australian Football League Commission (since 2017).

Other directorships of listed entities within the past three years:

Qantas Airways Limited (2018 until September 2024).

Board of Directors

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

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since February 2017, re-election required at AGM in 2026.

INDEPENDENT

Yes

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

USA

 

Experience

Mr Archibald previously worked at ConocoPhillips, where he spent eight years in senior executive positions including Senior Vice President, Business Development and Exploration and Senior Vice President, Exploration. Prior to joining ConocoPhillips, Mr Archibald spent 29 years at Amoco from 1980 to 1998 and BP from 1998 to 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 (since 2019).

Other directorships of listed entities within the past three years:

Nil.

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

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since January 2024, re-election required at AGM in 2027.

INDEPENDENT

Yes

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

USA

 

Experience

Mr Belani joined SLB (formerly Schlumberger) in 1980 and served as a senior executive of SLB from 2011 until his retirement in 2022. Mr Belani held several senior executive roles at SLB including President Reservoir Characterization, and Executive Vice President Technology. Most recently, he served as SLB’s Executive Vice President New Energy where he was responsible 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. Mr Belani continues to work as a senior advisor to SLB.

Committee membership

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

Current directorships/other interests

Director: Gentari Sdn. Bhd. (since 2023), Enervenue, Inc. (since 2021) and AMGreen Group (since 2024).
Member: Board of AStar, the agency for science and technology for the Government of Singapore.

Other directorships of listed entities within the past three years:

Nil.

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

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since March 2023, re-election required at AGM in 2026.

INDEPENDENT

Yes

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

France

 

Experience

Mr Breuillac had a 40-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, Mr Breuillac continued as senior advisor to the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies.

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 (since 2022) and Géosel Manosque SAS (since 2022).
Member: Board of ACL (Association des diplomes de l’ECL).
Other: President of ECL (Ecole Centrale de Lyon) Endowment Fund.

Other directorships of listed entities within the past three years:

Nil.

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

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since January 2020, re-election required at AGM in 2026.

INDEPENDENT

Yes

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

Singapore

 

Experience

Ms Goh joined Shell in 2003 and was the Chair of Shell Companies in Singapore from 2014 until her retirement in 2019. During her tenure at Shell, Ms Goh served on the boards of a number of Shell joint ventures in China, Korea and Saudi Arabia. Prior to joining Shell, Ms Goh worked at Procter & Gamble and IBM.

Committee membership

Audit & Risk, Sustainability and Nominations & Governance Committees.

Current directorships/other interests

Chair: Nanyang Technological University (since 2021) and National Arts Council (since 2019).
Director: Carbon Solutions Holdings Pte Ltd (since 2022), Carbon Solutions Platform Pte Ltd (since 2022), Carbon Solutions Investments Pte Ltd (since 2022), Carbon Solutions Services Pte Ltd (since 2022), JTC Corporation (since 2022), Singapore Airlines Ltd (since 2019), Singapore Power Ltd (since 2019), Resilience Collective Singapore (since 2019) and Honour Singapore (since 2021).
Member: Singapore Legal Services Commission, Centre for Liveable Cities Advisory Panel and Singapore Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council.

Other directorships of listed entities within the past three years:

CapitaLand Investment Limited (2017 to 2022).

Woodside Energy board member Ian Macfarlane
Ian Macfarlane
Former Australian Federal Minister (Resources; Energy; Industry and Innovation), FAICD
Board member

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since November 2016, re-election required at AGM in 2026.

INDEPENDENT

Yes

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

Australia

 

Experience

Mr Macfarlane was Australia’s longest serving Federal Resources and Energy Minister, and the Coalition’s longest serving Federal Industry and Innovation Minister, with over 14 years of experience in both Cabinet and shadow ministerial positions. Prior to entering politics, Mr Macfarlane was the President of the Queensland Graingrowers Association from 1991 to 1998 and the 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: Australian Composites Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (previously Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites Cooperative Research Centre) (since 2023).
Member: Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Toowoomba Community Advisory Committee of the University of Queensland Rural Clinical School.

Other directorships of listed entities within the past three years:

Nil.

Woodside Energy board member Angela Minas
Angela Minas
MBA Finance and Accounting, BA Managerial Studies
Board member

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since April 2023, re- election required at AGM in 2026.

INDEPENDENT

Yes

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

Greece and USA

 

Experience

Ms Minas is an experienced financial executive with strong capital markets experience, including six years as a public company Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Accounting Officer at Constellation Energy Partners LLC and CFO at DCP Midstream LLC. Ms Minas spent the first 20 years of her career in financial advisory and management consulting, including as Arthur Andersen’s Partner leading the North American oil and gas consulting practice and at Leidos (formerly known as SAIC) as 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).
Member: Rice University Business School Board of Advisors, National Association of Corporate Directors, Women Corporate Directors.

Other directorships of listed entities within the past three years:

Westlake Chemical Partners (2016 to 2023) and Crestwood Equity Partners L.P. (2022 to 2023).

Woodside Energy board member Tony O'Neill
Tony O'Neill
BAS (Mining Technology), MBA
Board Member

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since June 2024, election required at AGM in 2025.

INDEPENDENT

Yes

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

Australia and United Kingdom

 

Experience

Mr O’Neill joined Anglo American in 2013 and retired in 2022 as Group Technical Director. Mr O’Neill served on the boards of a number of Anglo American subsidiaries including Anglo American Plc, Anglo American Platinum and De Beers. During the course of his career, Mr O’Neill has been involved in many technology ventures and mining industry sustainability initiatives.

Committee membership

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

Current directorships/other interests

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

Other directorships of listed entities within the past three years:

Anglo American Plc (2013 to 2022).

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

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since February 2016, re-election required at AGM in 2025.

INDEPENDENT

Yes

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

USA

 

Experience

Ms Pickard joined Shell in 2000 and served in a number of senior executive positions including as the Director, Global Business and Strategy and as a member of the Shell Gas & Power Executive Committee. Ms Pickard retired from Shell in 2016. Prior to joining Shell, Ms Pickard spent 11 years with Mobil before its merger with Exxon in 1999.

Committee membership

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

Current directorships/other interests

Director: Noble Corporation Plc. (from 2021 until May 2025) and KBR Inc (since 2015).
Member: University of Wyoming Foundation Board.

Other directorships of listed entities within the past three years:

Nil.

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

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since June 2021, re-election required at AGM in 2025.

INDEPENDENT

Yes

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

Australia

 

Experience

Mr Wyatt served in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for 15 years, including as the Western Australian Treasurer and Minister for Finance, Energy, Aboriginal Affairs and Lands. Additionally, Mr Wyatt held various shadow cabinet portfolios including Shadow Treasurer (2008 to 2017) and responsibility for Native Title and the Pilbara. Prior to entering Parliament, Mr Wyatt practised as a lawyer in both private practice and with the Western Australian Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Committee membership

Chair of the 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), Perth International Arts Festival (since 2021) and Telethon Kids Institute (since 2021).
Member: UWA Business School Advisory Board, Australian Institute of Company Directors and Australian Capital Equity Pty Ltd Advisory Committee Board.

Other directorships of listed entities within the past three years:

APM Group (2022 until 2024).

CEO & Managing Director

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

 

TERM OF OFFICE

Director since August 2021.

INDEPENDENT

No

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

Australia

 

Experience

Ms O’Neill joined Woodside in 2018 and has performed a number of senior executive positions including Chief Operations Officer, Executive Vice President Development and Executive Vice President Development and Marketing. From April 2021 to August 2021, Ms O’Neill was acting CEO until she was formally appointed to the position. Prior to joining Woodside, Ms O’Neill spent 23 years with ExxonMobil in a variety of technical, operational and senior leadership roles.

Committee membership

Attends Board Committee meetings.

Current directorships/other interests

Chair: Australian Energy Producers (since 2022).
Director: American Petroleum Institute (API) (since 2022), WA Venues & Events Pty Ltd (WAVE)(since 2019), West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) (since 2019), Business Council of Australia (since November 2024) and Reconciliation Western Australia (from 2021 until December 2024).
Member: Chief Executive Women, National Petroleum Council (US) and UWA Business School Advisory Board (resigned January 2025).
Other: Honorary Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham).

Other directorships of listed entities within the past three years:

Nil.

Executive Leadership Team

Woodside Energy executive vice president & chief commercial officer Mark Abbotsford
Mark Abbotsford
BEc (Hons), MPhil, MBA, AMP
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer[1]

 

JOINED WOODSIDE

2002

 

Experience

Mark leads Woodside’s commercial, marketing and trading teams and is responsible for developing Woodside’s growth opportunities through his leadership of mergers and acquisitions, new energy business development, exploration and new venture teams. Mark has over 20 years of industry experience and has held a number of senior leadership positions across commercial, finance and marketing in various global locations. Prior to joining Woodside, Mark held roles at Treasury (Western Australia) and BHP Iron Ore.

External directorships

Board member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WA), GLX Digital and Asia Natural Gas and Energy Association (ANGEA).

1 Identified as key management personnel (KMP)

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

 

JOINED WOODSIDE

2022

 

Experience

Tony leads Sustainability, Policy and External Affairs. He joined Woodside in 2022 as Executive Vice President Strategy and Climate. Tony has over 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Woodside, Tony held senior leadership positions at ExxonMobil and BHP including Chief Public Affairs Officer, and Group Sustainability and Public Policy Officer.

External directorships

Nil.

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

 

JOINED WOODSIDE

2022

 

Experience

Andy is responsible for delivering a global portfolio of growth options. Andy has over 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Woodside, Andy held senior leadership positions at BHP and Marathon Oil Corporation, including Vice President of Sustainability and Innovation for BHP’s petroleum business.

External directorships

Nil.

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

 

JOINED WOODSIDE

1998

 

Experience

Julie is responsible for a range of areas including project development, reserves and subsurface, well and seismic engineering and technology, digital, IT and cybersecurity, and health, safety and environment. Julie has 30 years of industry experience and has held a number of senior leadership roles at Woodside, including Executive Vice President Corporate Services, Senior Vice President Pluto and Senior Vice President Engineering.

External directorships

Director and President of the Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association (since August 2024). Advisory Board member of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia.

Woodside Energy executive vice president & chief operating officer, international Daniel Kalms
Daniel Kalms
BEng (Hons), (ChemEng), MBA, GAICD
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, International[1]

 

JOINED WOODSIDE

2001

 

Experience

Daniel is responsible for Woodside’s projects and business operations in the United States, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico and Canada. Daniel has over 25 years of industry experience and has held roles across the breadth of Woodside’s business. Most recently he was Executive Vice President Technical Services and oversaw Woodside’s technical services including engineering, subsurface, technology and digital.

External directorships

Board member of United Way of Greater Houston.

1 Identified as key management personnel (KMP)

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

 

JOINED WOODSIDE

2010

 

Experience

Ruth is responsible for human resources and security and global workplace. Prior to her current appointment, Ruth served as Woodside’s Vice President Human Resources, and was the regional head of Human Resources for Woodside’s Australian region. Ruth is a human resources professional with more than 20 years of experience, and since joining Woodside in 2010, has led several different parts of the Human Resources function including business partnering and organisational development.

External directorships

Nil.

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

 

JOINED WOODSIDE

2011

 

Experience

Rebecca is responsible for legal, ethics and compliance, company secretariat and internal audit. Rebecca is a solicitor with more than 25 years of legal, mergers and acquisitions and commercial experience and has held a number of senior roles within Woodside including Vice President Legal, Vice President Mergers and Acquisitions and Vice President Commercial. Prior to joining Woodside, Rebecca practised law at Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons) with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, energy, corporate law and governance.

External directorships

Nil.

Woodside Energy executive vice president & chief financial officer Graham Tiver
Graham Tiver
BBus, FCPA
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer[1]

 

JOINED WOODSIDE

2022

 

Experience

Graham is responsible for finance; financial control; treasury; tax; investor relations; governance, risk and compliance; contracting and procurement and business improvement planning. Prior to joining Woodside, Graham spent 28 years with BHP and WMC Resources where he held significant financial, commercial and leadership roles across multiple business sectors. Graham has extensive international experience, having worked in North and South America as well as in a variety of roles around Australia.

External directorships

Advisory Board member of UWA Business School (from March 2025).

1 Identified as key management personnel (KMP)

Woodside Energy executive vice president & chief operating officer Australia Liz Westcott
Liz Westcott
BCom, BEng (Hons), GAICD
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Australia[1]

 

JOINED WOODSIDE

2023

 

Experience

Liz leads 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, with responsibility for the safe efficient and reliable operation of Woodside’s portfolio of assets across Australia. Liz has over 30 years of industry experience in operations and project roles. Prior to joining Woodside, Liz held senior leadership roles at EnergyAustralia and ExxonMobil spanning strategic planning, operations, project management, and safety, technical and commercial leadership.

External directorships

Nil.

1 Identified as key management personnel (KMP)

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