Commentary - Santos

DAVID KNOX
Chief Executive Officer
and Managing Director
BSc (Hons) Mech Eng, MBA,
FIEAust, FTSE
David Knox was appointed Chief
Executive Officer and Managing
Director in July 2008.
He has over 30 years of experience
in the global oil and gas industry,
and was Managing Director for BP
Developments in Australasia from
2003 to 2007. He previously held
senior positions with BP in the
United Kingdom and Pakistan, and
management and engineering roles at
ARCO and Shell in the United States,
Pakistan, the Netherlands, the United
Kingdom and Norway.
David holds a honours degree
in Mechanical Engineering from
Edinburgh University and a Masters
of Business Administration from
the University of Strathclyde.
PETRINA COVENTRY
Chief Human Resources
Officer
BEd, Grad Dip HR, Grad Dip Phil,
Master Business Ethics
Petrina Coventry is responsible for
the company’s organisation and
people strategies.
Prior to joining Santos in 2009,
Petrina held global leadership roles
for The General Electric Company,
The Coca Cola Company and Proctor
and Gamble. Her industry experience
includes energy, oil and gas, financial
services and fast-moving consumer
goods.
Petrina is a PhD partner with Melbourne
Business School, a Vincent Fairfax
Fellow, a member of the World Economic
Forum Partner Against Corruption
Initiative and an advisor to the Global
Council of Corporate Universities.
Peter Cleary
Vice President Strategy
and Corporate Development
BCom, LLB
Peter Cleary is responsible for Santos’
commercial, strategy and planning,
corporate development, and public
affairs functions.
Peter joined Santos in September 2010
from BP, where he was the President
of North West Shelf Australia LNG, the
LNG marketing company for the North
West Shelf Venture.
During his 24-year career with
BP, Peter held senior management
positions in Australia, Indonesia,
Korea, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and the
United Kingdom. Peter is currently a
member of the Executive Committee
of the Australia Japan Business
Co-operation Committee.
ANDREW SEATON
Chief Financial Officer
BEng (Hons) Chemical, GradDip
BusAdmin
Andrew Seaton was appointed
Chief Financial Officer in 2010, and
is responsible for Santos’ corporate
finance, accounting, taxation,
treasury, investor relations, risk, audit,
insurance, information systems and
procurement functions.
Andrew has over 25 years of oil and
gas industry experience, encompassing
finance, banking, commercial and
engineering roles. Prior to joining
Santos in 2005, Andrew held senior
positions in investment banking with
Merrill Lynch and corporate banking
with NAB where he worked on a broad
range of M&A, equity and debt
transactions. His early career included
10 years of operations, engineering
design and project management
experience.
ROD DUKE
Vice President
Downstream GLNG
BEng (Hons) Chemical, GradDip
Management
Rod Duke is responsible for leading
the downstream activities of the
Santos GLNG project, including the
delivery of the GLNG gas transmission
pipeline and the LNG plant and port
projects.
Rod has extensive global experience
in the LNG industry and joined Santos
in February 2013 from Singapore LNG
Corporation, where he held the
position of Senior Vice President.
He has over 28 years of experience
in project management, engineering,
construction, commissioning,
operations, commercial, marketing
and business development areas of
the upstream natural gas and LNG
industry.
Martyn Eames
Vice President Asia Pacific
BSc (Hons)
Martyn Eames is responsible for
Santos’ activities in the Asia Pacific
region, and has been based in
Singapore since early 2012. This
includes management of Santos’
existing exploration, development
and production assets in Indonesia,
Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, India,
Bangladesh and any future growth.
Martyn joined Santos in December
2004 as Vice President Corporate and
People. Before that, he spent more
than 25 years with BP working in
upstream commercial and management
roles in Angola, Canada, Australia,
Papua New Guinea, Norway, the United
Kingdom and the United States.
DAVID LIM
Company Secretary
BEc, LLB, Ch.Sec
David Lim is accountable to the
Board for the effectiveness of
corporate governance processes,
ensuring adherence to the Board’s
principles and procedures and
coordinating all Board business,
and provides the Santos Board
with independent advice and support
in relation to these matters.
Prior to joining Santos in 2007,
David had over 15 years of experience
in commercial legal practice. He is an
accredited Chartered Secretary.
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