Directors & Management

Directors

Peter Roland Coates AO BSc (Mining Engineering) Age 64. Appointed Santos Chairman on 9 December 2009. Previously an independent non-executive Director since 18 March 2008. Chairman of the Nomination Committee of the Board and the Santos Finance Limited Board. Also a member of the Remuneration and Finance Committees of the Board. Former non–executive Chairman of Xstrata Australia. Previously Chief Executive of Xstrata Coal, Xstrata plc’s global coal business. Appointed non-executive director of Minara Resources Limited on 1 April 2008 and appointed Chairman on 9 May 2008. Non-executive director of Amalgamated Holdings Limited since 20 July 2009. Past Chairman of the Minerals Council of Australia, the NSW Minerals Council and the Australian Coal Association. Member of the APEC 2007 Business Consultative Group and the Emissions Trading Task Group. Current member of the NSW Minerals Ministerial Advisory Council and the Business Council of Australia.
David John Wissler Knox Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director BSc (Hons) Mech Eng, MBA David Knox, 52, was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Santos in July 2008. He has 25 years of experience in the global oil and gas industry, including as Managing Director for BP Developments in Australasia from 2003 to 2007. David joined Santos in September 2007 as Executive Vice President Growth Businesses, responsible for growth in Santos’ emerging new businesses including LNG, Geoscience and New Ventures, Indonesia and other strategic projects. Previously held senior positions with BP in Australia, the United Kingdom and Pakistan, and management and engineering roles at ARCO and Shell in the United States, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Norway. Also a director on the Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium in South Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mechanical Engineering.
Kenneth Charles Borda LLB, BA Age 57. Independent non-executive Director since 14 February 2007. Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Board and member of the Nomination Committee of the Board. Board member of Fullerton Funds Management, owned by Temasek, Singapore, since February 2007. Non-executive director of Ithmaar Bank (Bahrain) since 16 February 2007 and Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd since 1 July 2007. Appointed a director of Talent2 International Ltd on 1 August 2008 and to the Asian Advisory Board of Aviva Pte Ltd in Singapore on 1 February 2009. Previously a Board member of SFE Corporation for over five years until its acquisition by the Australian Stock Exchange Ltd in July 2006. CEO of Middle East and North Africa, Deutsche Bank before retirement on 1 May 2007. Formerly Regional CEO Asia Pacific and CEO Australia and New Zealand, Deutsche Bank. Director of Deutsche Bank Malaysia from 2002 until retirement on 1 May 2007.
Kenneth Alfred Dean BCom (Hons), FCPA, MAICD Age 57. Independent non-executive Director since 23 February 2005. Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Finance Committee of the Board. Director of Santos Finance Ltd since 30 September 2005. Non-executive Director of Bluescope Steel Limited and Chairman of Bluescope’s Audit and Risk Committee. Chief Financial Officer of Alumina Ltd, 4 October 2005 to 3 February 2009, alternate director of Alumina Ltd, 27 October 2005 to 3 February 2009, and non-executive director of Alcoa of Australia Ltd, Alcoa World Alumina LLC and related companies, 27 October 2005 to 3 February 2009. Director of Shell Australia Ltd from 1997 to 2001 and Woodside Petroleum Ltd from 1998 to 2004. Over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Former Chief Executive Officer of Shell Financial Services and member of the La Trobe University Council.
Roy Alexander Franklin OBE BSc (Hons) Age 57. Independent non-executive Director since 28 September 2006 and member of the Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee of the Board. Non-executive director of Keller Group plc since July 2007 and Chairman since August 2009. Non-executive director of StatoilHydro ASA since October 2007. Former non-executive Chairman of Bateman Litwin NV and Novera Energy Plc. Former Chief Executive Officer of Paladin Resources plc 1997-2005 and former Group Managing Director of Clyde Petroleum plc. Former Chairman of BRINDEX, the trade association for UK independent oil and gas companies 2002-2005 and a former member of PILOT, the joint industry/UK Government task force set up to maximise hydrocarbon recovery from the UK North Sea 2002-2005. In 2004 awarded the OBE for services to the UK oil and gas industry.
Richard Michael Harding MSc Age 61. Independent non-executive Director since 1 March 2004. Chairman of the Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee of the Board. Member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees of the Board. Independent non-executive Chairman of Clough Ltd, having been appointed as director in May 2006. Deputy Chairman of Downer EDI Limited since 1 July 2010, having previously been a non-executive Director since 1 July 2008. Non-executive Deputy Chairman of Arc Energy Ltd until 25 May 2007 (appointed as non- executive director on 26 August 2003). Chairman of the Ministry of Defence Project Governance Board – Land Systems Division (Army) 2003 – 1 February 2009. Former President and General Manager of BP Developments Australia Ltd with over 25 years of extensive international experience with BP. Former Vice-Chairman and Council member of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA).
Gregory John Walton Martin B.Ec, LLB, FAIM, MAICD Age 50. Independent non-executive Director since 29 October 2009. Member of the Remuneration Committee of the Board and the Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee of the Board. Non-executive Director of a number of listed and unlisted companies including Energy Developments Limited and the Australian Energy Market Operator Limited. Executive Committee Member of the Council on Australia Latin America Relations and Chairman of the Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust of New South Wales. Previous Deputy Chairman of the Australian Gas Association and inaugural Chairman of the Energy Supply Association of Australia between 2004 and 2006. Former Chairman of Jackgreen Limited. Past member of the Business Council of Australia and Committee for the Economic Development of Australia. Formerly Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AGL, and Chief Executive Infrastructure at Challenger Financial Services Group.
Jane Sharman Hemstritch BSc, FCA Age 57. Independent non-executive director since 16 February 2010. Member of the Remuneration Committee of the Board and the Audit Committee of the Board. Broad experience in the oil and gas, telecommunications, government, financial services and manufacturing sectors. Spent 25 years of her career with Accenture and Andersen Consulting. Formerly Accenture’s Managing Director Resources Operating Group Asia Pacific, and before that, Country Managing Director Australia. Non-executive director of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Tabcorp Holdings Ltd and The Global Foundation. A member of the Research and Policy Council and Advisory Committee of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia and the National Library of Australia Council. A Fellow of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants in Australia and in England and Wales, and a member of Chief Executive Women Inc.

Santos Leadership Team

David Knox Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director BSc (Hons) Mech Eng, MBA David Knox was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Santos in July 2008. He has 25 years of experience in the global oil and gas industry, including as Managing Director for BP Developments in Australasia from 2003 to 2007. David joined Santos in September 2007 as Executive Vice President Growth Businesses, responsible for growth in Santos’ emerging new businesses including LNG, Geoscience and New Ventures, Indonesia and other strategic projects. Previously held senior positions with BP in Australia, the United Kingdom and Pakistan, and management and engineering roles at ARCO and Shell in the United States, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Norway.
Peter Wasow Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President BCom, GradDipMgmt, FCPA Peter Wasow is responsible for strategy and planning, corporate finance, accounting, taxation, treasury, investor relations, risk and audit, and public affairs. Peter joined Santos in May 2002 following a 23-year career with BHP Billiton. His roles included Vice President Finance and Administration for BHP Petroleum in Houston, Texas. His most recent role was Vice President Finance in the BHP corporate office.
James Baulderstone Vice President Corporate & Commercial LLB (Hons), BSc (Hons) James Baulderstone is responsible for the M&A team, the Commercial and Marketing Excellence function and Legal and Secretariat. James is also Company Secretary of the Santos Group. James joined Santos in January 2007 as General Counsel and Company Secretary after previously holding similar roles at Mayne Group and BlueScope Steel. James has extensive legal, commercial and business development experience across many countries including the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Malaysia, China and India.
Peter Cleary Vice President Strategy and Corporate Development B. Comm, LLB Peter Cleary is responsible for Santos' commercial, strategy and planning, corporate development, and public affairs functions. Peter has extensive global experience in the petroleum industry and joined Santos from BP in September 2010. He was most recently 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.
Petrina Coventry Chief Human Resources Officer BEd, PostDipHR, Master Business Ethics Petrina Coventry is responsible for human resources strategy and activities throughout Santos, including remuneration and benefits, organisational effectiveness, talent management, learning and development, recruitment and payroll. Petrina has spent many years working in the US, Asia and Europe in global human resource management roles for The General Electric Company and The Coca Cola Company. Her most recent role was Chief Human Resource Officer for a private equity consortium in Singapore. She has a deep industry knowledge across many industrial sectors including renewable energy, oil and gas services, real estate and financial services.
Ray Betros Vice President Technical BEng Chemical, GradDip Process Plant Engineering Ray Betros is responsible for driving overall performance; enhancing Santos’ technical excellence; leading environment, health and safety and clean energy strategies; and overseeing delivery of key technical services (drilling, IT, and procurement and logistics). Ray joined Santos in January 2009 from BG Group where he was the Technical Director and Chief Operating Officer for the Asian, Middle Eastern and African regions. During his more than 30-year career, he has also held senior positions with BHP Billiton and Hoechst.
Trevor Brown Vice President Exploration & Subsurface BSc (Hons) Trevor Brown is responsible for implementing Santos' exploration and new ventures strategy, and for building a material portfolio of growth opportunities. Trevor also leads a team of highly qualified geoscientists and subsurface engineers to ensure excellence in subsurface activities across Santos' conventional and unconventional exploration, appraisal and development portfolio. Trevor joined Santos in 2001 from the US independent oil company Unocal where he was part of a very active exploration team gaining experience across south-east Asia, the United States and South America. His previous roles at Santos include Manager New Ventures, Manager Growth Projects and Vice President Geoscience and New Ventures. Trevor has more than 24 years' experience in the oil and gas industry including 11 years in Indonesia managing onshore and offshore exploration programs.
John Anderson Vice President Western Australia and Northern Territory LLB, BEc, GDCL John Anderson is responsible for Santos’ activities in Western Australia and Northern Territory, including commercial and finance, business development, exploration, development and operated assets. John joined Santos in 1996 as Corporate Counsel for the former Queensland Northern Territory Business Unit after 10 years as a solicitor with Freehills. He has held a range of roles at Santos including Manager Legal and Business Services, Group Executive Business Development, Vice President Strategic Projects and most recently Vice President Commercial.
Martyn Eames Vice President Asia BSc (Hons) Martyn Eames is responsible for Santos' activities in the Asia-Pacific region. These comprise Santos' business interests in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, India, Bangladesh, the Kyrgyz Republic and Vietnam. Martyn joined Santos in December 2004 as Vice President Corporate and People. Before then, he spent more than 25 years with BP, working in various upstream roles in Angola, Canada, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Rick Wilkinson Vice President Santos Queensland BSc (Hons) Rick Wilkinson is responsible for Santos’ extensive Queensland business. Rick was formerly Vice President Commercial and President GLNG & Queensland. Before joining Santos in 1997, he was Group Manager Energy Retail for the Victorian Gas and Fuel Corporation, responsible for energy trading, customer relations, marketing and sales. He has also held various engineering, strategy and management positions with Schlumberger, McKinsey & Co and Pilkington Glass.
Roger Kennett Vice President GLNG Operations BSc Chemical Technology Roger Kennett is responsible for the project management, engineering, construction and operation of the coal seam gas field development in eastern Queensland, the 435 kilometre pipeline from Fairview to Gladstone, and the GLNG plant and facilities on Curtis Island. Roger joined Santos in 1984, and has held a range of operations and technical leadership roles during his 25-year career with Santos. His most recent role was Vice President Operations. Before joining Santos, Roger worked for 13 years in chemical and fertiliser industries.