Woodside appoints new CEO

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Woodside has announced the appointment of Meg O’Neill as the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, effective immediately.

Ms O’Neill holds dual Bachelor degrees in Ocean Engineering and Chemical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Ocean Systems Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She will replace Peter Coleman, who retired from Woodside in June 2021.

Ms O’Neill will lead the expanded Woodside business, which will incorporate BHP’s petroleum assets as part of the all-stock merger agreement between the two companies announced Tuesday.

Woodside Chairman Richard Goyder said that Ms O’Neill’s appointment was the outcome of an extensive international recruitment process that included an exceptional field of internal and external candidates.

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“The Board is delighted to confirm Ms O’Neill as Woodside’s sixth CEO and Managing Director,” Mr Goyder said.

“Meg’s impeccable credentials and proven leadership capabilities, exemplified in recent months, set her apart as the Board’s top candidate for the CEO position.

“The Board is looking forward to working with Meg to build on Woodside’s great history and future opportunities.”

Ms O’Neill said she was honoured to have been given the opportunity to lead Woodside.

“Woodside is a great company with an exciting future. My focus will be on delivering the significant benefits expected from the merger of Woodside and BHP’s petroleum business and continuing to reduce costs and carbon while delivering Woodside’s current projects and production,” she said.

“I look forward to working with a strong senior team to transform the way we work as we look to continually improve and evolve.”

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