Woodside Petroleum Ltd| Governance 71
Larry Archibald
BSc (Geosciences), BA (Geology), MBA
Term of oce: Director since February 2017
Independent: Yes
Experience: Former ConocoPhillips company executive (2008
to 2015), spending eight years in senior positions including
Senior Vice President, Business Development and Exploration,
and Senior Vice President, Exploration. Prior to this, spent
29 years at Amoco (1980 to 1998) and BP (1998 to 2008) in
various positions including leadership of exploration programs
covering many world regions.
Committee membership: Audit & Risk, Sustainability and
Nominations Committees.
Current directorships/other interests:
Adviser: Warburg Pincus (since 2016).
Member: Geosciences Advisory Board of the University
of Arizona.
Directorships of other listed entities within the past three
years: Nil
Melinda Cilento
BA, BEc (Hons), MEc
Term of oce: Director since December 2008
Independent: Yes
Experience: Significant public and private sector experience
in economic policy development and analysis. Deputy Chief
Executive (2006 to 2010) and Chief Economist (2002 to 2010)
of the Business Council of Australia. Previously worked with
County Investment Management (now Invesco) as Head of
Economics, the Department of Treasury and the International
Monetary Fund.
Committee membership: Chair of the Human Resources &
Compensation Committee. Member of the Sustainability and
Nominations Committees.
Current directorships/other interests:
Chief Executive Ocer: Committee for Economic Development
of Australia (since 2017).
Director: Australian Unity Limited (since 2014).
Co-Chair: Reconciliation Australia (director since 2010).
Member: Chief Executive Women.
Directorships of other listed entities within the past three
years: Nil
Frank Cooper, AO
BCom, FCA, FAICD
Term of oce: Director since February 2013
Independent: Yes
Experience: More than 35 years’ experience in corporate tax,
specialising in the mining, energy and utilities sector, including
senior leadership roles at three of the largest accounting firms
and director of a leading Australian utility company.
Committee membership: Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee.
Member of the Human Resources & Compensation and
Nominations Committees.
Current directorships/other interests:
Chair: Insurance Commission of Western Australia and
the University of Western Australia Strategic Resources
Committee.
Director: St John of God Australia Limited (since 2015) and
South32 Limited (since 2015).
Member: Senate of the University of Western Australia.
President: Western Australia division of the Australian Institute
of Company Directors.
Trustee: St John of God Health Care (since 2015).
Directorships of other listed entities within the past three
years: Nil
Christopher Haynes, OBE
BSc, DPhil, CEng, FIMechE, FIEAust
Term of oce: Director since June 2011
Independent: Yes
Experience: A 38-year career with Shell including as
Executive Vice President, Upstream Major Projects within
Shell’s Projects and Technology business, General Manager
of Shell’s operations in Syria and a secondment as Managing
Director of Nigeria LNG Ltd. From 1999 to 2002, seconded
to Woodside as General Manager of the North West Shelf
Venture. Retired from Shell in 2011.
Committee membership: Member of the Audit & Risk,
Sustainability and Nominations Committees.
Current directorships/other interests:
Director: WorleyParsons Limited (since 2012).
President: Energy Industries Council (since 2015).
Directorships of other listed entities within the past three
years: Nil