REG - Woodside Energy Grp. - Changes to Woodside Board

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08/03/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 2707S  Woodside Energy Group Ltd  08 March 2023

Woodside Energy Group Ltd

ACN 004 898 962

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Perth WA 6000

Australia

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www.woodside.com

 

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Announcement

 

Wednesday, 8 March 2023

 

 

CHANGES TO WOODSIDE BOARD

 

Retirement of Dr Sarah Ryan and Dr Christopher Haynes from the Woodside Board

 

The Board of Woodside announces the retirement of Dr Sarah Ryan and Dr
Christopher Haynes as Directors of Woodside. Dr Ryan and Dr Haynes will be
standing down from their respective offices with effect from the conclusion of
Woodside's 2023 Annual General Meeting, scheduled to be held on 28 April 2023
(2023 AGM).

 

Dr Haynes has served on Woodside's Board since 2011 and is a member of the
Audit & Risk Committee, the Sustainability Committee and the Nominations
& Governance Committee.

 

Dr Ryan joined the Woodside Board in December 2012 and serves on the Audit
& Risk Committee, the Sustainability Committee and the Nominations &
Governance Committee.

 

Woodside Chair Mr Richard Goyder said that Dr Ryan and Dr Haynes have provided
outstanding service to the Woodside Board during their tenure and their
contribution to Woodside's success has been invaluable.

 

"In recent years, Chris and Sarah, together with the other Directors, have
guided Woodside through a global pandemic, volatile energy markets and other
challenging external conditions, and each played a significant role in the
successful completion of Woodside's merger with BHP Petroleum in 2022. On
behalf of the Woodside Board, I sincerely thank Chris and Sarah for their
efforts during their time at Woodside," Mr Goyder said.

 

 

Appointment of Mr Arnaud Breuillac

 

The Woodside Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Arnaud
Breuillac as a non-executive Director, effective immediately.

 

"We warmly welcome Arnaud to the Board of Woodside," Mr Goyder said.

 

"Arnaud has a deep understanding of the energy transition and the
corresponding role of energy suppliers through this period, and beyond and
brings a wealth of relevant experience to the Woodside Board. We expect Arnaud
will bring invaluable leadership insights to the Woodside Board."

 

A graduate of French engineering school École Centrale de Lyon, Mr Breuillac
has had a forty-year tenure with major global energy player, TotalEnergies,
holding positions across the Middle East, continental Europe and central Asia
before retiring from his role as President Exploration & Production at the
end of 2021 after seven years in the seat. Mr Breuillac holds directorships on
the boards of UK-based Trident Energy Ltd and French underground hydrocarbon
products storage facility operator, Géosel Manosque SAS.

 

Mr Breuillac joins Woodside as an independent non-executive Director and
member of the Human Resources & Compensation, the Sustainability and the
Nominations & Governance Committees.

 

Mr Breuillac will stand for election as a non-executive Director at the 2023
AGM.

 

 

Recommendation to elect Ms Angela Minas at 2023 AGM

 

The Board of Woodside is also pleased to recommend Ms Angela Minas for
appointment as a Director of Woodside at the 2023 AGM. Further information
regarding the Board's recommendation will be contained in the 2023 AGM Notice
of Meeting.

 

"We are looking forward to welcoming Angela to the Board of Woodside after the
2023 AGM," Mr Goyder said.

 

"Angela has extensive experience in regulated industries internationally and
an impressive background in finance, risk and compliance (including in US
Sarbanes-Oxley Act ('SOX') financial reporting compliance), performance
management, business transformation and mergers and acquisitions.

 

We consider these attributes complement the Board's existing mix of skills and
experience at an important time in Woodside's history," Mr Goyder noted.

 

Ms Minas is an experienced financial executive with strong capital market
experience and broad exposure to the energy and natural resources spectrum,
including exploration and production, midstream, oilfield services,
petrochemicals, mining and basic materials. Ms Minas holds directorships on
the boards of natural gas gathering, processing and storage business Crestwood
Equity Partners L.P. (NYSE:CEQP), multinational manufacturing group Vallourec
S.A., (EN:VK) and ethylene production facilities operator Westlake Chemical
Partners (NYSE:WLKP).

 

If elected at the 2023 AGM, Ms Minas will join the Woodside Board as an
independent non-executive Director and a member of the Audit & Risk, the
Sustainability and the Nominations & Governance Committees.

 

 Contacts:

 INVESTORS                                             MEDIA

 Matthew Turnbull (Group)   Rohan Goudge (US)          Christine Forster

 M: +61 410 471 079         M: +1 (713) 679-1550       M: +61 484 112 469

                                                       E: christine.forster@woodside.com

 Sarah Peyman (Australia)   E: investor@woodside.com

 M: +61 457 513 249

 

This announcement was approved and authorised for release by Woodside's
Disclosure Committee.

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