Peter Botten

Mr Botten is a former Chief Executive and international business leader with over 41 years of experience in the international resources sector. His executive career was dominated by his 26-year tenure as CEO of Oil Search, where he was instrumental in driving its growth from a market capitalization of A$200 million to a peak of A$15 billion. Peter's executive experience spanned all aspects of the upstream petroleum sector, including in upstream oil and gas exploration, development and production operations through his involvement in projects in PNG, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and North America. Peter also has considerable experience in governing and growing ASX listed companies and other business entities. He is a Member of the Risk Committee, Member of the Sustainability and Operational Risk Committee and a Member of the People and Culture Committee.