Beach Energy Ltd., Adelaide, has appointed Brett Woods as managing director and chief executive officer, effective Feb. 21, 2024.
Woods has over 25 years of experience in upstream oil and gas including, most recently, 10 years at Santos Ltd. where he held executive roles including chief operating officer, vice-president of developments, and vice-president, Eastern Australia business unit (OGJ Online, May 25, 2023; Aug. 5, 2015).
Before Woods onboarding in 2024, current non-executive director Bruce Clement has been appointed interim chief executive officer and will continue as an executive director.
Morné Engelbrecht ended his tenure on Aug. 9. He had served as the company’s chief executive officer since May 2022 (OGJ Online, May 19, 2022). He joined Beach in 2016 as chief financial officer.