Woodside appoints Lonnie as EVP, COO Australia

Woodside Energy has appointed Breyden Lonnie as executive vice-president and chief operating officer Australia.

Lonnie has acted in the role since December 2025, with responsibility for Woodside’s portfolio of operations and projects in Western Australia and the Bass Strait. He joined the company in 2005.

Prior, Lonnie—who has 24 years of industry experience in engineering, operations, planning, and management roles in Australia and internationally—served as Woodside’s vice-president North West Shelf. He joined Woodside in 2005.

In a post to his LinkedIn account, Lonnie said "2026 will be an important year for [Woodside's] Australian business, with a strong focus on disciplined operations, progressing Scarborough toward first LNG and taking operatorship of the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture."