text: **Eric P. McCrady**
  *Director, BS in Business*Administration 
  
  *Experience*
  Eric has been our Chief Executive Officer since April 2011 and Managing Director of our board of directors since November 
  2011. He also served as our Chief Financial Officer from June 2010 until becoming Chief Executive Officer in 2011. Mr. McCrady 
  has served in numerous positions in the energy, private investment and retail industries. From 2004 to 2010, Mr. McCrady was 
  employed by The Broe Group, a private investment firm, in various financial and executive management positions across a 
  variety of industry investment platforms, including energy, transportation and real estate. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. McCrady 
  was employed by American Coin Merchandising, Inc. in various corporate finance roles. Mr. McCrady holds a degree in Business 
  Administration from the University of Colorado, Boulder. 
  
  *Interest in Shares, Restricted Share Units and Options:*
  1,908,581 Ordinary Shares in Sundance Energy Australia Limited and 791,561 Restricted Share Units 
  
  *Special Responsibilities*: 
  Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company 
  
  *Other Directorships*: 
  Nil 
  
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  *Experience*
  Damien has been a Director since August 2009. Mr. Hannes has over 25 years of finance experience. He has served over 15 
  years as a managing director and a member of the operating committee, among other senior management positions, for Credit 
  Suisse’s listed derivatives business in equities, commodities and fixed income in its Asia and Pacific region. From 1986 to 1993, 
  Mr. Hannes was a director for Fay Richwhite Australia, a New Zealand merchant bank. Prior to his tenure with Fay Richwhite, 
  Mr. Hannes was the director of operations and chief financial officer of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Futures Ltd, a U.S. 
  investment bank. He has successfully raised capital and developed and managed mining, commodities trading and 
  manufacturing businesses in the global market. Mr. Hannes also serves as the chairman of the board of directors of Goldsmith 
  Resources SAC, a gold mining company with operations in Peru, and as a director of Quill Stationery Manufacturers Limited, a 
  paper products business with operations in China. He holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the NSW University of 
  Technology in Australia. Mr. Hannes is a qualified chartered accountant. 
  
  *Interest in Shares*: 
  5,801,561 Ordinary Shares in Sundance Energy Australia Limited 
  
  *Special Responsibilities*: 
  -Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee 
  -Member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee 
  
  *Other Directorships*: 
  -Chairman of the Board of Directors of Goldsmith Resources SAC 
  -Director of Quill Stationery Manufacturers Limited 