Don Voelte, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Woodside Energy Limited
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Don Voelte has 34 years of experience in the global oil and gas industry, and has been Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Woodside since joining the company in 2004.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Don graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1975.

Don began his career at Mobil Corporation in the same year, staying with the company for 22 years. During his time with Mobil he held a variety of executive positions across the Corporation, including US marketing and refining roles.

His final position with Mobil was as President, New Exploration and Producing Ventures, with responsibility for world-wide exploration and building and implementing Mobil's corporate upstream global growth strategy. He reported to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Don left Mobil in 1997 to join Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) as Executive Vice President, responsible for exploration and production international operations, redeveloping global growth and risk management strategy. Don also had responsibility for global crude and product trading activities and worldwide pipeline operations. He remained with ARCO until the company's acquisition by BP in 2000.

Immediately prior to joining Woodside, Don was Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chroma Energy Inc. based in Houston.

Don currently serves on the Board of the University of Western Australia Business School and is a Non Executive Director of the West Australian Newspapers Holdings Limited.

He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Chi Epsilon Honor Society and a Foreign Fellow to ATSE (FTSE). He is a trustee of the University of Nebraska Foundation and was awarded the University of Nebraska Engineering Alumni of Year in 2002.