Mr Ferguson joined the Group as Chairman in September 2014, bringing decades of experience working with the resource sector from a government and private sector perspective.

Mr Ferguson served as the Member for Batman from 1996 to 2013 and held a variety of Shadow Ministerial portfolios including Resources and Energy.

Upon the Rudd Government’s election in December 2007, Mr Ferguson was appointed Minister for Resources and Energy, and Minister for Tourism, positions he held until March 2013.

During his time as Minister, he oversaw the largest ever investments in the oil and gas sector, and the rapid expansion of the mining sector. Post politics, Mr Ferguson has accepted a number of positions in the oil and gas industry, including Group Executive in Natural Resources at Seven Group Holdings, Non-Executive Director of the BG Board, and Chairman to the APPEA Advisory Board.

Dr Matthias Raab is a leading advocate for Australia’s energy transition and a recognised expert in carbon capture and storage (CCS). As Chief Executive Officer of CO2CRC Limited, he directs significant national research investments in carbon management technologies and oversees the internationally acclaimed Otway International Test Centre, one of the world’s foremost CCS research and demonstration facilities.

With over 30 years of experience spanning academia, government, industry, and the not-for-profit sector, Dr Raab combines deep scientific expertise with strategic and operational leadership. His work bridges innovation and implementation, advancing Australia’s position as a global leader in carbon management technologies.

David Fallon is the General Manager of Lower Carbon Execution for Chevron Australia located in Perth, Western Australia. Key responsibilities of the Lower Carbon Execution team include managing efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of Chevron Australia’s operated assets and working collaboratively with Chevron’s New Energies organisation to evaluate and progress new lower carbon business opportunities in Australia.

David joined Chevron Australia in 2010 as a Facilities Engineer in the non-operated joint venture (NOJV) team before moving into a NOJV Facilities Team Lead role, where he acted as Chevron’s technical representative for the North West Shelf Project. He subsequently worked on Wheatstone as Production Planning Team Lead based in Perth followed by a site-based leadership role supporting the start-up of Trains 1 and 2. He also worked at Gorgon as Systems Manager.

Prior to joining Chevron, David worked in a variety of operational and engineering roles for Woodside in both Karratha and Perth and Shell in Sydney.

David holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) from the University of Queensland.

Lucia is Head of Commercial Projects for Shell Australia. She leads Northwest Shelf (NWS) third party tolling, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and is heavily involved in supporting portfolio A,D & NBD. Lucia is a member of Australia Commercial Leadership Team.

Lucia has 20+ years of Australian and international experience leading complex projects, asset commercial, agreements development, strategy, M&A and NBD in the resources, energy and decarbonization sectors.

External leadership roles in addition to the CO2CRC include Chair LNG Jobs Taskforce Decarbonisation and Emissions Reduction Working Group, and CME Climate and Energy Committee.

Lucia has a Bachelor of Laws from Murdoch University and studied Economics at the University of Western Australia. She has also completed postgraduate courses at the University of Melbourne and INSEAD (MAAD Course). Lucia holds a current legal practicing certificate in Western Australia.

Prof Otto is an Adjunct Professor at Curtin University and a CCUS consultant with significant research and industry experience of the energy sector.

He was for 5 years professor and the inaugural director of the Institute for Energy Transition at Curtin University till 2023. The cross-faculty Institute brings together its interdisciplinary research, teaching and engagement to facilitate the net zero carbon energy transition, taking into account environmental, social and economic considerations. Before joining Curtin, he was the Technology Manager at Shell in the Netherlands and Australia for nine years, leading innovative upstream technology developments for its global operations, including CCUS projects.

Prior to Shell, Prof Otto worked for 15 years at CSIRO as a senior principal researcher and manager leading various research teams and programs.

Mark is Chief Executive Officer of Low Emission Technology Australia. He is an experienced advocate and communicator on resources and energy issues. Prior to joining LETA he was Managing Director of a public relations and communications agency with clients in the resources and energy sectors. Previous roles also include an Executive at the Minerals Council of Australia, the Australian Head of Government Relations with Shell and the Deputy Chief Executive of APPEA — Australia’s peak oil and gas industry association. Mark has also held roles as a senior manager in resource industry representative bodies and as an advisor to the Federal Government. Mark is a non-Executive Director on a number of Boards currently including Australian National Low Emission Coal R&D Limited and the Coal Industry Advisory Board to the International Energy Agency. Mark has a Masters of Environmental Law (ANU), Bachelor of Science (ANU), and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Emanuele is the Managing Director of Eni Australia Limited and is responsible for Upstream Oil & Gas activities in Australia and Timor Leste. Eni is the operator of the Blacktip field, which provides domestic gas to the Northern Territory and Eastern Australia. With a strong commitment to growth, Eni Australia is actively pursuing increased production and new developments, including the proposed 11 Tcf Verus Gasfield in the Timor Sea. Notably, this large LNG project includes CO₂ sequestration as a key element of sustainability integrated into its development concept.

Emanuele is a senior energy executive with over 30 years of experience in international energy markets, trading, and business development. He has held leadership roles across Europe and North America, managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios in natural gas, LNG, oil, and shipping. His expertise includes commercial negotiations, infrastructure projects, and decarbonisation initiatives.

Previously, he was President & CEO of Eni Trading & Shipping Inc. in Houston, Texas, leading oil, gas, and LNG trading operations with an annual turnover exceeding $5 billion. Before that, he managed Eni UK’s midstream gas portfolio in London and held leadership roles in LNG shipping and business development at Eni SpA.

Emanuele holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy and has completed an Master in Business Administration from Bocconi and Politecnico di Milano, Italy. With his deep understanding of global energy trends and regulatory frameworks, he continues to drive innovation and sustainability in the sector.

Peter is one of Australia’s foremost scientists and technology leaders in the areas of energy, greenhouse technology and sustainability. He is a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, a company director, author, consultant and senior advisor to organisations and governments worldwide. His work on CCS with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), alongside Kelly Thambimuthu, made both contributors to the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC, and prior to that in 2005, the adoption of CCS as a climate change mitigation technology under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Peter was CO2CRC’s chief executive from its inception until 2011.

John is CO2CRC’s former chief scientist as well as Emeritus Professor and SA State Chair of Carbon Capture and Storage at University of Adelaide. John’s career includes being the inaugural head of the Australian School of Petroleum (ASP) and earlier, Director of the National Centre for Petroleum Geology and Geophysics (NCPGG) at University of Adelaide. Prior to academia, John spent 18 years working in the petroleum industry. He has received numerous awards, is an accomplished lecturer and trainer and has been the author and presenter of over 150 journal articles and technical conference papers.