Annual Report 2004 41
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STEPHEN GERLACH 
LLB
Age 59. Director since 5
September 1989 and Chairman
since 4 May 2001. Chairman of
Santos Finance Ltd and of the
Environmental and Safety
Committee, Finance Committee
and Nomination Committee and
member of the Remuneration
Committee of the Board.
Chairman of Futuris Corporation
Ltd and Challenger Beston
Limited and a Director of
Southcorp Ltd. Former Managing
Partner of the Adelaide legal 
firm, Finlaysons. Former Chairman
of Amdel Ltd and Equitoral 
Mining Ltd.
JOHN CHARLES ELLICE-FLINT 
BSc (Hons)
Age 54. Managing Director since
19 December 2000, member of
the Environmental and Safety
Committee of the Board, Director
of Santos Finance Ltd and also
Chairman of other Santos Ltd
subsidiary companies. Thirty
years’ experience in the
international oil and gas industry
including twenty six years with
Unocal, including as Senior Vice
President: Global Exploration and
Technology and Vice President:
Corporate Planning and Economics.
Member and Chair of the South
Australian Museum Board.
PETER CHARLES BARNETT 
FCPA
Age 64. Director since 
31 October 1995 and member 
of the Environmental and Safety
Committee, Nomination
Committee, Finance Committee
and Remuneration Committee 
of the Board. Director of AMCIL
Ltd and Opis Capital Ltd. Former
Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer of Pasminco 
Ltd (1988–1995) and Chief
Executive Officer of EZ Industries
Ltd. Former director of Mayne
Group Ltd.
KENNETH ALFRED DEAN 
FCPA, MAICD
Age 52. Independent non-
executive Director effective 23
February 2005. Extensive financial
experience in the international
petroleum industry, having held
the position of Chief Executive
Officer, Shell Financial Services.
During his 30-year career with
Shell, held several other senior
executive positions in treasury,
audit, accounting, IT and
financial and corporate services.
Fellow of the Australian Society of
Certified Practising Accountants
and member of the Australian
Institute of Company Directors. 
RICHARD MICHAEL HARDING 
MSc
Age 55. Director since 1 March
2004 and member of the Audit
Committee of the Board. Former
President and General Manager 
of BP Developments Australia
Limited and former Vice-Chairman
and Council member of the
Australian Petroleum Production
and Exploration Association.
Chairman of the Ministry of
Defence Command Support,
Training and Simulation Project
Governance Board and Director 
of Arc Energy Ltd.
GRAEME WILLIAM MCGREGOR 
AO, BEc, FCPA, FAIM, FAICD
Age 66. Director since 
3 September 1999. Chairman of 
the Audit Committee and member
of the Finance Committee and
Nomination Committee of 
the Board. Director of Santos
Finance Ltd. Director of Foster’s
Group Ltd, Nufarm Ltd, WMC
Resources Ltd and Goldman Sachs
JB Were Managed Funds Limited.
Member of the Financial Reporting
Council. Former Executive Director
Finance of The Broken Hill
Proprietary Company Limited and
former Director of Community
Foundation Network Ltd.
MICHAEL ANTHONY O’LEARY 
DipMinE, BSc, FAusIMM, FAIM,
FAICD
Age 69. Director since 
15 October 1996 and member 
of the Environmental and Safety
Committee of the Board. Director
of Newcrest Mining Ltd. Former
Chairman of Hamersley Iron,
Argyle Diamonds, Dampier Salt,
former Deputy Chairman of Bank
of Western Australia Ltd and
former Director of Rio Tinto Ltd
and Rio Tinto plc.
CHRISTOPHER JOHN RECNY 
BSc, MSc, MBA
Age 51. Independent non-
executive Director effective 
23 February 2005. Extensive
international management and
project management experience,
including as global head of
international consultancy L.E.K. ’s
natural resources practice – a
company he helped establish 
in the 1980s. Regional head 
of Asia-Pacific for L.E.K. and
previously spent eight years with
Fluor Corporation as a project
manager on, and undertaking
feasibility studies for, major
resource developments. 
PROFESSOR JUDITH SLOAN 
BA (Hons), MA, MSc
Age 50. Director since 
5 September 1994. Chairperson 
of the Remuneration Committee