PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Oil and gas major Woodside on Tuesday confirmed that CEO Peter Coleman would retire from the company on June 3 this year.
The company last year flagged Coleman’s departure during the second half of 2021, after has having served ten years at the helm of the ASX-listed company.
Woodside executive VP for development and marketing, Meg O’Neill will be appointed acting CEO from April 20, while the board’s internal and external search for a new CEO continues.
Company chairperson Richard Goyder has thanked Coleman for his leadership, saying he had created a resilient and future-focused company.
“Through his time at the helm of Woodside, Coleman has demonstrated a commitment to promoting inclusion and diversity, operational excellence, a safe workplace, prudent capital management and maintenance of a strong balance sheet.”