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Woodside Names Meg O'Neill as Acting CEO; Peter Coleman to Retire June 3

April 13, 2021 at 01:31 am EDT

By Rhiannon Hoyle

SYDNEY--Woodside Petroleum Ltd. has named Meg O'Neill as its acting chief executive, with CEO Peter Coleman set to retire from the energy company on June 3.

Ms. O'Neill, Woodside's executive vice president of development and marketing, will take up the role on April 20, the company said Tuesday.

Woodside had in December said that Mr. Coleman intended to retire in 2021 after roughly a decade in the top job.

The company said it is conducting an internal and external search for Woodside's next chief executive.

Write to Rhiannon Hoyle at rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com

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Peter Coleman

Currently, Peter John Coleman is Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director & MD for Woodside Petroleum Ltd. and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Woodside Energy Ltd. and Chief Executive Officer at Woodside Energy (USA), Inc. (both are subsidiaries of Woodside Petroleum Ltd.) and Chairman of Australia Korea Foundation. Mr. Coleman is also on the board of Business Council of Australia and The University of Western Australia Business School and Member of Australia Institute of Co. Directors, Member of Monash Engineering Foundation and Commissioner for West Australian Football Commission, Inc. In his past career Mr. Coleman was Vice President-Development at ExxonMobil Australia Pty Ltd. Mr. Coleman received an undergraduate degree from Monash University.

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