Woodside Energy Group Ltd. announced changes to the membership of its Board of Directors, as part of its continuous review of Board skills and composition. These changes are intended to enhance Woodside's Board and Committees so that they are best placed to support Woodside's global operations and strategic growth opportunities through the energy transition. The company announced the appointment of Mr. Ashok Belani as a non-executive Director, effective 29 January 2024.

Mr. Belani holds a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Technologies in Electrical and Electronics from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. During his 43-year tenure at SLB, a global technology company, Mr. Belani held several roles including President Reservoir Characterization, Executive Vice President Technology and most recently, Executive Vice President New Energy where he was responsible for deploying differentiated technologies and practices to decarbonise exploration and production operations, and the development of new avenues of growth in emerging markets with carbon-neutral technologies. He remains a Strategic Advisor to SLB.

Mr. Belani currently serves on the boards of Malaysia-based Gentari Sdn. Bhd., US-based Enervenue Inc. and India based AMGreen Group. Mr. Belani is also a member of the Board of AStar, the agency for science and technology for the Government of Singapore.

Mr. Belani joins Woodside as an independent non-executive Director and member of the Audit & Risk, the Sustainability and the Nominations & Governance Committees. Mr. Belani will stand for election as a non-executive Director at the Annual General Meeting in April 2024. Two of Woodside's long-serving directors, Mr. Frank Cooper, AO and Mr. Gene Tilbrook, are anticipated to retire from the Woodside Board at or before the Annual General Meeting in April 2024.

Mr. Cooper, AO joined the Woodside Board in February 2013 and was Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee throughout his tenure. Mr. Tilbrook has served nine years on the Woodside Board and was Chair of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee from 2019 to 2023. Committee changes: Mr. Arnaud Breuillac replaced Mr. Gene Tilbrook as Chair of Woodside's Human Resources & Compensation Committee, effective 7 December 2023.

Mr. Tilbrook remains a member of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee. Mr. Ben Wyatt joined as a member of Woodside's Audit & Risk Committee and ceased as a member of the Sustainability Committee, effective 7 December 2023.