Peter Coleman has an outstanding record of leadership in the petroleum exploration and production industry with particular expertise in oil and gas production and is an eminent Australian industry leader, being Chief Executive Officer of Woodside Petroleum Limited. Qualified as a civil and computing engineer, he initially had 27 years? industry experience with the ExxonMobil group, filling a variety of senior roles in Australia, Africa, Asia and the United States with responsibility for oil and gas developments around the world. In 2011, he was appointed to lead Woodside, the largest operator of oil and gas production in Australia and also Australia?s largest independent dedicated oil and gas company. This year he was named as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Australians in Business.