Directors & Management

Directors

Peter Roland Coates AO BSc (Mining Engineering) Age 66. 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 People & Remuneration and Finance Committees of the Board. Non-executive director of Amalgamated Holdings Limited since 20 July 2009. Non-executive director of Glencore International plc since 14 April 2011. Former non-executive Chairman of Xstrata Australia Pty Limited from January 2008 to August 2009, and former Chairman and non-executive director of Minara Resources Limited from April 2008 to April 2011. Previously Chief Executive of Xstrata Coal, Xstrata plc’s global coal business. Past Chairman of the Minerals Council of Australia, the NSW Minerals Council and the Australian Coal Association. Made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 2009 and was awarded the 2010 Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy Medal.
David John Wissler Knox Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director BSc (Hons) Mech Eng, MBA, FIE Aust David Knox, 54, was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Santos in July 2008. He has 29 years of experience in the global oil and gas industry, including as Managing Director for BP Developments in Australasia from 2003 to 2007. David previously joined Santos in September 2007 as Executive Vice President Growth Businesses and was appointed Acting CEO and MD before assuming his current role. 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. David is the Chairman of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA). David is a director on the Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium in South Australia. He is a Council Member of Business Council Australia, Royal Institute of Australia and University College London, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mechanical Engineering.
Kenneth Charles Borda LLB, BA Age 59. 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. Chairman of Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd since August 2011, having previously been a non-executive director since 1 July 2007. Board member of Fullerton Funds Management, owned by Temasek, Singapore, since February 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. Former non-executive director of Ithmaar Bank (Bahrain and Kuwait). 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, FAICD Age 59. 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 since April 2009 and Chairman of Bluescope’s Audit and Risk Committee. Chief Financial Officer of Alumina Limited, 4 October 2005 to 3 February 2009, alternate director of Alumina Limited, 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 58. Independent non-executive Director since 28 September 2006. A member of the Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability and the People & Remuneration Committees 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 and of Boart Longyear Limited since October 2010. Non-executive director of Cuadrilla Resources Holdings Limited since January 2012. 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 2002-05 and a former member of PILOT, the joint industry/UK Government task force set up to maximise hydrocarbon recovery from the UK North Sea 2002-05. In 2004 awarded the OBE for services to the UK oil and gas industry.
Richard Michael Harding MSc Age 62. Independent non-executive Director since 1 March 2004. Chairman of the Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee of the Board. Member of the Audit and Nomination Committees of the Board. Chairman of Downer EDI Limited since 1 November 2010, having previously been appointed a non-executive Director on 1 July 2008 and Deputy Chairman on 1 July 2010. Independent non-executive Chairman of Clough Limited May 2006 – October 2010. 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 52. Independent non-executive Director since 29 October 2009. Chairman of the People & Remuneration Committee of the Board and member of the Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee of the Board. Managing Director of Murchison Metals Limited from July 2011. Non-executive Director of a number of listed and unlisted companies including Energy Developments Limited from May 2006 and the Australian Energy Market Operator Limited from July 2009. Previous Deputy Chairman of the Australian Gas Association and inaugural Chairman of the Energy Supply Association of Australia between 2004 and 2006. 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, FAICD Age 58. Independent non-executive director since 16 February 2010. Member of the People & 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 since October 2006, Lend Lease Group since September 2011, Tabcorp Holdings Ltd since November 2008, Victorian Opera Company Ltd since October 2010, and Deputy Chairman of The Global Foundation since November 2009. A member of the Research and Policy Council of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia and the Council of the National Library of Australia. A Fellow of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants in Australia and in England and Wales, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of Chief Executive Women Inc.

Santos Leadership Team

David Knox Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director BSc (Hons) Mech Eng, MBA, FIE Aust David Knox was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Santos in July 2008. He has 29 years of experience in the global oil and gas industry, including as Managing Director for BP Developments in Australasia from 2003 to 2007. David previously joined Santos in September 2007 as Executive Vice President Growth Businesses and was appointed Acting CEO and MD before assuming his current role. 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. David is the Chairman of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA). David is a director on the Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium in South Australia. He is a Council Member of Business Council Australia, Royal Institute of Australia and University College London, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mechanical Engineering.
Andrew Seaton Chief Financial Officer BE (Chem) Hons, GradDip BusAdmin Andrew Seaton is responsible for corporate finance, accounting, taxation, treasury, investor relations, risk, insurance and audit. Andrew has over 20 years oil and gas experience encompassing finance, banking and engineering roles. Before joining Santos in March 2005, Andrew held senior roles in investment banking with Merrill Lynch and corporate banking with National Australia Bank. Prior to being appointed Chief Financial Officer, Andrew held the position of General Manager, Commercial and Finance for Santos’ Eastern Australian Business Unit.
James Baulderstone Vice President Eastern Australia LLB (Hons), BSc (Hons) James Baulderstone is responsible for Santos’ activities in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. This includes the exploration, production, development and commercialisation of the company’s oil and gas resources in central Australia, the Gunnedah Basin and offshore Victoria. James joined Santos in January 2007 as General Counsel and Company Secretary after previously holding similar roles at Mayne Group and BlueScope Steel. Prior to his current role James was Santos’ Vice President Corporate and Commercial with responsibility for mergers and acquisitions and commercial. 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.
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.
Diana Hoff Vice President Technical and Engineering BSc Petroleum Engineering (Magna cum Laude) Diana Hoff is responsible for drilling and completions, projects, surface engineering, safety and environment. She has nearly 25 years of experience with major and independent operators in the upstream oil and gas industry. Diana joined Santos in 2010 as General Manager Drilling and Completions. She previously held positions with several oil and gas companies including Chevron, Amoco and Questar. Her career has included drilling and completions operations, engineering and management, and production management with significant focus on regulatory processes including environmental approvals, stakeholder engagement and mitigations to lessen impacts to air quality, water quality and surface disturbance.
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-Pacific 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.
Mark Macfarlane President Santos GLNG BEng (Hons) Mechanical Mark Macfarlane is responsible for the delivery of the GLNG project in Queensland, including the 420-kilometre gas transmission pipeline, the LNG plant, and LNG marketing. Before his current role, Mark held a number of leadership roles at Santos, including Vice President Eastern Australia and Vice President Development. Mark joined Santos in 1997, following a nine-year career with Esso in Australia and Malaysia.
Christian Paech General Counsel LLB (Hons) BCom Christian Paech is responsible for Santos’ legal function, which supports the corporate team and the business units in joint venture agreements, dispute resolution, statutory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, gas sales and production-sharing contracts. Christian has broad experience in the petroleum industry and joined Santos in 2004 after working in national and international firms in Melbourne and London for 10 years. Before becoming General Counsel, he held the positions of Deputy General Counsel and Senior Corporate Lawyer.
David Lim Company Secretary BEc, LLB, Ch.Sec David Lim is responsible for corporate governance, continuous disclosure and compliance with ASX and ASIC requirements, 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’ experience in commercial legal practice. He is an accredited Chartered Secretary. Before his current role David held the position of Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Company Secretary.