ENERGY PRODUCERS - Key Persons


Bill Townsend

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Vice President Corporate / INPEX Corporation

Brendan Beck

Job Titles:
  • Director Net Zero Technologies
Brendan leads our work program on net zero technologies, including carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) and clean hydrogen. Brendan has over 20 years of experience in the field, both in Australia and globally, including previous roles with the World Bank and the International Energy Agency.

Caroline Cherry

Job Titles:
  • Director Western Australia
Caroline has significant experience in senior management and has delivered successful outcomes on key industry projects and government objectives. Based in our Perth office, she works with members to ensure WA has the right policy settings in place to remain a world leading LNG Hub.

Cecile Wake

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Senior Vice President, Integrated Gas Australia & Country Chair / Shell Australia Pty Ltd

Dan Clark

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • President Australia / ConocoPhillips

David Banks

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Santos Executive Vice President, Upstream Gas and Liquids / Santos Limited

David Slama

Job Titles:
  • Director Northern Territory & South Australia
David commenced his career with the SA Gas Company, where he joined as an apprentice Gas Technician in 1994. Having established businesses in the gas and finance sectors, he brings a wealth of experience underpinned by his principal skillset of stakeholder engagement.

Dylan Pugh

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Chairman / ExxonMobil

Frank Calabria

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director / Origin Energy

Ian Davies

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Chief Executive Officer / Senex Energy Ltd

Jane Norman

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Chief Executive & Managing Director / Cooper Energy Ltd

Jason Medd

Job Titles:
  • Director Offshore & Decommissioning
Jason is responsible for Australian Energy Producers' Environment, Health and Safety policy and advocacy. His 20-year career includes senior positions within government petroleum policy and reform, the petroleum industry and advocacy.

Joel Riddle

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director / Tamboran Resources Limited

Julie Hood

Job Titles:
  • General Manager Member Relations & Events
Julie is responsible for ensuring Australian Energy Producers delivers maximum engagement and information sharing for its members. She also directs our events team, delivering top-quality oil and gas industry events, in particular the flagship Australian Energy Producers Conference & Exhibition.

Keld Knudsen

Job Titles:
  • Director Queensland
Keld is an experienced policy and government relations professional with an in-depth understanding of the upstream petroleum industry, energy markets and related policy issues. Keld has held positions in government, industry and representative associations.

Ken Yamamura

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director / Mitsui

Mark Bonner

Job Titles:
  • Director Climate & Energy Policy
Mark is responsible for providing leadership and policy advice on climate change, emissions reduction and cleaner energy policies and programs. He is an experienced economist and has spent 30 years in domestic and international climate policy and has held senior climate-energy roles including within

Mark Hatfield - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Managing Director

Meg O'Neill

Job Titles:
  • Australian Energy Producers Chair

Noel Newell

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Executive Chairman / 3D Energi Limited

Patrick Lion

Job Titles:
  • Media Contact
  • Media Manager
  • Director Media & Communication
Patrick has 20 years of experience in media spanning mainly political editor and correspondent roles. He covered the Gillard-Rudd-Abbott era for The Daily Telegraph in Canberra, led Queensland political coverage for The Sunday Mail and was State Political Editor for Seven News during the pandemic.

Rachael Risucci

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Managing Director, Gas & Low Carbon Energy - Australia

Samantha McCulloch - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive
An internationally recognised figure in the world of CCUS, Australian Energy Producers Chief Executive Samantha McCulloch brings more than 20 years of expertise from previous roles within government, industry associations and the private sector, both in Australia and overseas.

Tim Langmead

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • General Manager Corporate Affairs

Tor McCaul

Job Titles:
  • Australian Energy Producers Vice Chair

Tracey Pinto

Job Titles:
  • General Manager Corporate

Victor Violante

Job Titles:
  • General Manager Policy & Advocacy
Victor has a strong government relations, policy and communications background. He has a comprehensive knowledge of Australia's government and media landscape, legislative and regulatory processes and policy reform.

Wayne Calder

Job Titles:
  • Director Economics
Wayne has over 30 years of public policy experience, much of this as a senior leader and adviser to governments and ministers. He has worked across significant policy issues spanning taxation, energy markets and clean energy technology (including CCS), energy security, climate change and more.