Woodside Energy Group Ltd. has appointed Ms Liz Westcott as Executive Vice President Australian Operations. Ms Westcott most recently held the role of Chief Operating Officer at Energy Australia, where she had broad leadership responsibilities across sustainability, HSSE, procurement and the operations of Energy Australia's generation portfolio. Prior to joining Energy Australia in 2018, Ms Westcott had a 25-year career at ExxonMobil working in Australia, the United Kingdom and Italy, including a secondment in 2013 to Adriatic LNG as Managing Director.

Her roles spanned strategic planning, operations, project management, and safety, technical and commercial leadership. Ms Westcott holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Melbourne University and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Woodside CEO Meg O'Neill said Ms Westcott would be a valuable addition to Woodside's executive leadership team.

Ms Westcott will commence with Woodside on 1 June 2023.