Appointed 27 November 2020.
Dr Fowles started his career with Shell International where he spent 17 years working across the upstream sector in Europe, West Africa, Australasia, South Asia and Latin America, including 5 years as the Exploration and New Ventures Manager in Shell Brazil. Following Shell, he held senior executive positions with Cairn India, Petra Energia, and most recently Oil Search, where he firstly led exploration and new business and then the PNG operated and non-operated oil and LNG production and development businesses. Leaving Oil Search in late 2018, Dr Fowles joined the boards of Central Petroleum and FAR Limited in 2019 as an independent non-executive director, roles he relinquished prior to joining Karoon.
Dr Fowles speaks Portuguese and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Geology from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. Dr Fowles also holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Australian Securities Institute.
Ray has more than 36 years of international experience in finance roles, with a track record in delivering enhanced business performance, mergers and acquisitions, and the management of broad and complex finance teams. He is a highly adaptive leader, having worked in a wide range of jurisdictions including in the United States, Papua New Guinea, Kazakhstan, Russia and China, as well as Europe and Australia.
Ray has more than two decades of oil and gas experience, having previously held the position of Vice President, Finance at TNK-BP and a variety of senior finance and commercial roles at Chevron Corporation. Ray was also the Chief Financial Officer at UGL Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and is a Chartered Accountant.
Appointed 24 June 2024
Mr. Brummelhuis has over three decades of experience in the oil and gas industry with Shell and its affiliates. He has held roles in Planning and Strategy, Finance, Asset/Field Development, Change Management, Joint Venture Governance/Management and New Business Development. Over his career, he has held multiple roles in South America, including Global Business Improvement Manager (based in Brazil and the Netherlands), General Manager Development Non-Operated Pre-Salt Ventures (Brazil), Integration Manager Shell Brazil with BG, Vice President Development South America (Brazil), Project Manager Gas-to-Liquids Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) and Transition Lead Shell Venezuela.
Mr Brummelhuis holds a PhD in Physics and Mathematical Sciences from Leiden University and is proficient in seven languages, including English and Portuguese. He holds permanent residency in Brazil.
Appointed July 2014
Mr Stephen Power is a commercial lawyer with more than 35 years’ experience advising clients in the energy and resources industry in Australia and overseas, including South America, North America, West Africa and the UK.
Mr Power has extensive experience in negotiating various commercial aspects of resource companies including farm-in negotiations, joint ventures, M&A and equity raisings. Mr Power played an instrumental role in Karoon’s acquisition of Karoon’s Baúna asset from Petrobras.
Appointed 1 March 2023
Mr Hamp has more than 35 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector, holding various technical and management positions in the UK and Australia, primarily with Enterprise Oil plc and Woodside Energy Ltd. Most recently he was a technical and operations advisor to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, the Commonwealth Government of Australia, on a range of offshore matters. He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and has been a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers since 1983.
Mr Hamp holds a Master of Engineering degree from Imperial College, London (with 1st class honours). He has also attended executive training programs at Thunderbird International Business School, the University of Western Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Appointed 8 December 2022.
Daniel has more than 16 years’ experience gained in Australia and internationally, including over 12 years advising resources companies. He has worked as a senior associate in private legal practice predominately for energy companies on mergers and acquisitions, major projects, capital raisings and commercial disputes.
In addition, Daniel has held various in-house roles spanning legal and corporate governance environments, including with ASX and NYSE listed oil and gas companies.
Daniel is qualified as a solicitor in New South Wales and Papua New Guinea and holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws.
