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Dr Kantsler is petroleum exploration executive, having led Woodside Petroleum's world-wide exploration, business development and geotechnical activities as Executive Vice President Exploration and New Ventures from 1995 to 2009. He also led Woodside's Health, Safety and Security Department during 2009 and 2010. Prior to joining Woodside, Dr Kantsler worked for Shell in international locations. He has served as Director and Chairman of the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) and President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA. Dr Kantsler is Managing Director of Transform Exploration Pty Ltd and a former Director of Oil Search Limited.

Mr McCormack has more than 38 years of experience in the energy infrastructure sector in Australia and his career has encompassed all aspects of the sector, including commercial development, design, construction, operation and management of most of Australia's natural gas pipelines and gas distribution systems. His experience extends to gas-fired and renewable power generation, gas processing, LNG and underground storage. Mr McCormack is a former Managing Director and CEO of APA Group and former Director of Envestra (now Australian Gas Infrastructure Group), the Australian Pipeline Industry Association (now Australian Pipelines and Gas Association) and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. He is a non-executive director at Origin Energy and Austal Limited and a director of the Clontarf Foundation and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Foundation.

Mr Gardiner has over forty years of corporate finance experience at major companies listed on the ASX, culminating in 17 years at Oil Search Limited including eight years as Chief Financial Officer. While at Oil Search, Mr Gardiner covered a range of executive responsibilities including corporate finance and control, treasury, tax, audit and assurance, risk management, investor relations and communications, ICT and sustainability. He also served as Group Secretary for ten years while performing his finance roles. Prior to Oil Search, Mr Gardiner held senior corporate finance roles at major multinational companies including CSR Limited and Pioneer International Limited. Mr Gardiner has strength in capital management and funding, both debt and equity, having raised many billions of dollars, including via structured financings such as working on the US$15 billion PNG LNG Project financing, the largest such financing ever undertaken at the time. Directorships of other listed companies in the last three years include- ioneer Ltd from 25 August 2022.

Mr Harry is a professional investor with interests in many ASX listed companies, as well as private businesses and property. He formerly had a career in stockbroking and funds management and was the founder of Trojan Investment Management Pty Ltd. Mr Harry is currently a director of numerous private entities. He has not held any other ASX directorships in the last 3 years. Through his associated entities, Mr Harry is a substantial shareholder in Central Petroleum Limited.

Ms Hirschfeld has served on company boards listed on the ASX, NZX and NYSE, as well as government and private company boards. She is currently the Chair of Powerlink and a board member of Spark Infrastructure RE Limited, its subsidiaries and related entities and Sims Limited. Ms Hirschfeld has also been a board member and President of UN Women National Committee Australia and non-executive director of Energy Queensland, Tox Free Solutions, InterOil Corporation, Broadspectrum, Snowy Hydro and Queensland Urban Utilities. Previously she had leadership roles with BP in oil refining, logistics, exploration and production located in Australia, UK and Turkey. She is also an executive mentor/coach with Merryck & Co. In 2019 Ms Hirschfeld was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to engineering, to women, and to business.

Mr Devaney has over 20 years of commercial and finance experience within the Australian oil and gas sector. He joined Central Petroleum in 2012 and has been responsible for commercial, finance and business development activities in senior roles. He was instrumental in negotiating the Mereenie acquisition from Santos in 2015 and the Palm Valley and Dingo Gas Field acquisition from Magellan Petroleum in 2014, as well as structuring the winning application for ATP2031 (Range Gas Project) in 2018. Prior to joining Central Petroleum, he worked at QGC and was a part of its growth from a small cap gas exploration company into a multi-billion-dollar takeover target by the BG Group in 2008. He continued with BG following the QGC takeover, where he served as General Manager, Gas and Power, responsible for the domestic gas and electricity portfolio. Prior to QGC, Mr Devaney held senior roles at Deloitte in the Corporate Finance Advisory Group where he was active in structuring and implementing commercial and financing transactions for major energy and infrastructure projects throughout Australia.

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