Santos appoints Knox chief executive officer

July 29, 2008
Santos Ltd. has appointed David Knox chief executive officer.

Eric Watkins
Senior Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, July 29 -- Santos Ltd. has appointed David Knox chief executive officer. Knox has served as the Melbourne-based company's acting chief executive since Mar. 25.

Knox said he looked forward to leading Santos as it pursued its vision of becoming the leading Australian company supplying energy to Australia and Asia.

Knox joined Santos in September 2007 as executive vice-president, growth businesses. He was responsible for growth in Santos's emerging new businesses including LNG, geoscience and other new ventures, and Indonesia.

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