25 Nov 2016
The Board of the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Ltd (APPEA) is pleased to announce the re-election of Mr Bruce Lake as Chairman and Mr Richard Owen as Vice Chairman following APPEA’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday 24 November in Perth.
Bruce Lake, the Managing Director of Vermilion Oil and Gas Australia Pty Ltd, has been a long-term Director on the APPEA Board. He is acknowledged as an industry leader in health, safety and operations.
The Board has also voted to extend the tenure of Richard Owen – Chairman, ExxonMobil Affiliates in Australia – as APPEA’s Vice Chairman.
Mr Lake and Mr Owen were first elected to these positions after APPEA’s 2014 AGM.
Following the Annual General Meeting election, the Association’s Directors are as follows:
| Michael Abbott | Woodside Energy Ltd |
| David Baldwin | Origin Energy Ltd |
| Brett Darley | Quadrant Energy |
| Ernie Delfos | Eni Australia Ltd |
| Peter Fairclough | Chevron Australia Pty Ltd |
| Claire Fitzpatrick | BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd |
| Seiya Ito | INPEX |
| Rob Jellis | BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd |
| Frank Krieger | ConocoPhillips Australia Pty Ltd |
| Bruce Lake (Chairman) | Vermilion Oil and Gas Australia Pty Ltd |
| Richard Owen (Vice Chairman) | ExxonMobil Affiliates in Australia |
| Andrew Smith | Shell Australia Pty Ltd |
| Peter Stickland | Melbana Energy Ltd |
| Eric Streitberg | Buru Energy Ltd |
| Petter Undem | Total E&P Australia |
| Brett Woods | Santos Ltd |
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