Nationality
Australia

SLB Board Committees

  • Nominating and Governance
  • Finance

Other Experience and Education

  • MBA, Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Monash University
  • Chair of the Australia-Korea Foundation

Former CEO and Managing Director,
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

Director since 2021

Age: 62

Other Current Public Boards

  • Allkem Limited

Former Public Directorships Held During the Past Five Years

  • Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
Peter Coleman

PETER COLEMAN is the former Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director and Managing Director of Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia’s largest independent gas producer, having served in that role from 2011 until his retirement in June 2021. Prior to joining Woodside, Mr. Coleman spent 27 years with the ExxonMobil group in a variety of roles, including Vice President Asia Pacific from 2010 to 2011 and Vice President Americas from 2008 to 2010. Since 2012, he has been an adjunct professor of corporate strategy at the University of Western Australia Business School. Since November 2022, he has served as chair of Allkem Limited, a global lithium chemicals company, having served as a director since October 2022. He has also served as chairman of the board of Infinite Blue Energy, an Australian green hydrogen renewable energy company, since August 2021, as chair of H2EX, an Australian hydrogen exploration start-up, since April 2022, and as chair of DIRECT Infrastructure, an Australian-based offshore wind developer, since June 2022.

Relevant Skills and Expertise
Mr. Coleman brings to the Board decades of experience in the oil and gas industry, including as the former CEO and Chairman of Australia’s largest independent gas producer. The Board benefits from his expertise in strategic planning, as well as his extensive business experience in Australia and Asia, regions that are strategically important to SLB’s operations.