Mr Robert Cole has over 35 years' experience in energy. resources, infrastructure, and the legal profession. He is a former Executive Director of Woodside, Managing Director of Beach Energy and partner-in-charge of Mallesons in Perth.
During his executive career, Mr Cole has had responsibility for strategy, human resources, corporate affairs, internal audit, risk management, marketing, legal, commercial, supply chain, health and safety, environment, security, emergency management and company secretariat, as well as overall management responsibility in his managing director and partner-in-charge roles.
He is currently a non-executive director of public and private sector companies in various industries. He is Chair of two ASX-listed companies -Iluka and Perenti Global, and Chair of two Government Trading Entities - Synergy and Landgate. In the not-for-profit sector he is a non-executive director of St Bart's. He is also a former Chair of Southern Ports and GLX Digital.
Mr Cole holds Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the Australian National University. He has also completed Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
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