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	Michael A Chaney, AO BSc, MBA, Hon LLD (UWA), FAIC Chairman Term of office: Director since November 2005. Chairman since July 2007. Independent: Yes Age: 61 Experience: 22 years with Wesfarmers Limited, including Managing Director and CEO from 1992 to 2005. Three years with investment bank Australian Industry Development Corporation (1980 to 1983), and prior to that eight years as a petroleum geologist working on the North West Shelf and in the USA and Indonesia. Previously a non-executive director of BHP Billiton Limited (1995 to 2005) and BHP Billiton Plc (2001 to 2005). Committee membership: Chair of the Nominations Committee. Attends other Board committee meetings. Current directorships: Chair: Gresham Partners Holdings Limited (director since 1985), National Australia Bank Limited (director since 2004) and Federal Committee on National Tertiary Education (since 2011). Director: The Centre for Independent Studies Ltd (since 2000). Chancellor: The University of Western Australia (since 2006). Member: JP Morgan International Council

	Peter J Coleman BEng, MBA CEO and Managing Director Term of office: Director since May 2011. Independent: No Age: 51 Experience: 27 years experience with the ExxonMobil group in the global oil and gas business, culminating as Vice President Development Company, with responsibility for leading development and project work in Asia Pacific region. Committee membership: Attends Board committee meetings. Current directorships: Member: The University of Western Australia Business School Board (since 2011), Executive Committee of the Australia Japan Business Co-operation Council (since 2011) and Commissioner: West Australian Football Commission (since 2011).

	Robert J Cole BSc, LLB (Hons) Executive Director, Commercial Term of office: Director since February 2012. Independent: No Age: 49 Experience: Joined Woodside as General Counsel in April 2006. Appointed Executive Vice President Corporate Centre & General Counsel in April 2008. Executive Vice President Commercial & General Counsel from December 2010 until February 2012, when he was appointed Executive Director, Commercial. Prior to Woodside, more than 21 years experience in corporate, energy and resources law, including three years as partner in charge of the Perth office of a national law firm. Committee membership: Attends Board committee meetings. Current directorships: Executive Council and Management Committee Member: Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (since 2010). Vice Chair: Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (since 2011). Director: Committee for Perth (since 2011).

	Melinda A Cilento BA, BEc (Hons), MEc Term of office: Director since December 2008. Independent: Yes Age: 46 Experience: Significant public and private sector experience in economic policy development and analysis. Deputy Chief Executive (2006 to 2010) and Chief Economist (2002 to 2010) of the Business Council of Australia. Previously worked with County Investment Management (now Invesco) as Head of Economics, the Department of Treasury and the International Monetary Fund. Committee membership: Member of the Human Resources & Compensation, Sustainability and Nominations Committees. Current directorships: Director: Wesfarmers General Insurance Limited (since 2010). Co-Director: Reconciliation Australia (since 2010). Councillor: Victorian Division of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Member: Advisory Panel of the Australian Scholarships Foundation and Advisory Council of the Global Foundation.

	Erich Fraunschiel BCom (Hons) (UWA) Term of office: Director since December 2002. Independent: Yes Age: 66 Experience: More than 18 years experience in senior executive positions with Wesfarmers Limited, including 10 years as CFO and Executive Director. Committee membership: Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee. Member of the Sustainability and Nominations Committees. Current directorships: Chair: Wesfarmers General Insurance Limited (since 2003). Director: The WCM Group Ltd (since 2005) and WorleyParsons Limited (since 2003). Directorships of other listed entities within the past three years: Director: Rabobank Australia Limited (2003 to July 2011), Rabobank New Zealand Limited (2007 to July 2011) and West Australian Newspapers Holdings Limited (2002 to 2008).

	Christopher M Haynes, OBE BSc, DPhil, CEng, FIMechE Term of office: Director since June 2011. Independent: Yes Age: 64 Experience: 38 year career with Shell including Executive Vice President, Upstream Major Projects within Shell’s Projects and Technology Business, General Manager of Shell’s operations in Syria and a secondment as Managing Director of Nigeria LNG Ltd. From 1999 to 2002. Dr Haynes was seconded to Woodside as General Manager of the North West Shelf Venture. Dr Haynes retired from Shell on 31 August 2011. Committee membership: Member of the Human Resources & Compensation, Sustainability and Nominations Committees. Current directorships: Director: WorleyParsons Limited (since 2012).

	Andrew Jamieson, OBE F.R.Eng., C.Eng., F. Inst Chem E Term of office: Director since February 2005. Independent: Yes Age: 64 Experience: Former Executive Vice President Gas and Projects of Shell Gas and Power International BV with more than 30 years experience with Shell in Europe, Australia and Africa. From 1997 to 1999 Dr Jamieson was seconded to Woodside as General Manager North West Shelf Venture. Retired from Shell in June 2009. Committee membership: Chair of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee, Member of the Sustainability and Nominations Committees. Current directorships: Director: Leif Hoegh & Co Ltd (since 2009) and Oxford Catalysts Group PLC (since 2010).

	Pierre JMH Jungels, CBE PhD (Geophysics and Hydraulics) (Caltech) Term of office: Director since December 2002. Independent: Yes Age: 67 Experience: Former CEO of Enterprise Oil plc and President of the Institute of Petroleum. More than 30 years experience in the international oil and gas industry. Committee membership: Member of the Human Resources & Compensation, Audit & Risk and Nominations Committees. Current directorships: Chair: Oxford Catalysts Group PLC (since 2006) and Rockhopper Exploration plc (since 2005). Director: Baker Hughes Inc (since 2006) Directorships of other listed entities within the past three years: Director: Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc (2004 to 2008) and Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (2002 - 2012).

	David I McEvoy BSc (Physics), Grad Dip (Geophysics) Term of office: Director since September 2005. Independent: Yes Age: 65 Experience: 34 year career with ExxonMobil involving extensive international exploration and development experience. Committee membership: Chair of the Sustainability Committee. Member of the Audit & Risk and Nominations Committees. Current directorships: Director: Acer Energy Limited (since 2002), AWE Limited (since 2006) and Po Valley Energy Ltd (since 2004).