Kevin Gallagher

Mr Gallagher has more than a decade of experience leading major oil and gas companies and over two decades of international experience within the industry. He joined Santos as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on 1 February 2016, and has led transformation and growth of the Company, delivering a competitive advantage in the energy evolution. Mr Gallagher commenced his career as a drilling engineer with Mobil North Sea, before joining Woodside in Australia in 1998. At Woodside, Mr Gallagher led the drilling organisation through a rapid growth phase, delivering several Australian and international development projects and exploration campaigns, before leading the Australian oil business. He was Chief Executive Officer at Clough Limited from 2011 until his appointment at Santos. Under his long-term leadership, Santos has become Australia's second-largest independent natural gas and liquids producer after implementing a focused strategy to build and grow around five core long-life, producing natural gas assets in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. The strategy has included successful acquisitions of Quadrant Energy and ConocoPhillips' Australia-West business, and a merger with Oil Search.