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Robert Hill

Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman
LLB, BA, LLD(Hon), LLM, DPolSc(Hon)

Term of office
Appointed to the Board on 18 June 2018. Formerly an Independent Non-Executive Director of Viva Energy Holding Pty Limited (5 February 2015 to 17 July 2018).

Skills and experience
The Hon. Robert Hill is a former barrister and solicitor who specialised in corporate and taxation law and who now consults in the area of international political risk. He has had extensive experience serving on boards and as chairman of public and private institutions, particularly in the environment and defence sectors.

Robert Hill was previously Australia’s Minister for Defence, Minister for the Environment and Leader of the Government in the Senate during his time as a Senator for South Australia. He served as Australia’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Robert is a former Chancellor of the University of Adelaide. In 2012, he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia for services to government and the parliament.

Robert is currently the Chairman of Re Group Pty Limited, Director of North Harbour Clean Energy Pty Ltd, and a former Chairman of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust.

Board Committee memberships
- Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee
- Member of the Sustainability Committee
- Member of the Retail Committee

Scott Wyatt

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
BCA

Term of office
Appointed as CEO on 13 August 2014. Appointed to the Board on 7 June 2018.

Skills and experience
Scott Wyatt has more than 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector and has held various leadership roles within Viva Energy’s downstream oil and gas business (formerly Shell) including strategy, marketing (consumer and commercial) and supply and distribution.

After a long career with Shell across Australia and New Zealand, Scott was appointed CEO of Viva Energy Australia in August 2014 and has led the company through private ownership and subsequent listing on the ASX in 2018. Scott is a director of Viva Energy Australia (since 2018), is a director of the Australian Institute of Petroleum (since January 2020), and is a former Board member of Viva Energy REIT (now Waypoint REIT) (2016 to 2019). 

Under Scott's leadership, Viva Energy has grown to become one of the leading energy and convenience retailers in Australia, employing nearly 15,000 people and supplying a quarter of the country's transport energy needs. 

Scott holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington, and lives in Melbourne where Viva Energy's head office is located.  

Board Committee memberships
- Member of the Energy Committee
 - Member of the Retail Committee

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Arnoud De Meyer

Independent Non-Executive Director
MSc.E, MSc.BA, PhD Management, Hon Phd

Term of office
Appointed to the Board on 18 June 2018.

Skills and experience
Arnoud De Meyer is a former President of Singapore Management University and was previously a Professor in Management Studies at the University of Cambridge and Director of Judge Business School. Arnoud was also associated with INSEAD as a professor for 23 years, and was the founding Dean of INSEAD’s Asia Campus in Singapore. Currently he is Professor Emeritus at SMU.

Arnoud currently serves on the boards of Banyan Tree Holdings, upGrad Tech Pte Ltd, INSEAD and he is the Chair of Temasek’s Stewardship Asia Centre. He was previously an Independent Director of Dassault Systèmes (2005 to 2019) and served as an independent director for the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (UK) and the Singapore Economic Review Committee. Arnoud also served on the boards of Singapore International Chamber of Commerce, Temasek Management Services, Singapore Symphonia Company and Ghent University Global Campus.

Board Committee memberships
 - Chair of the Energy Committee
- Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee

Dat Duong

Non-Executive Director
BBA, CFA

Term of office
Appointed to the Board on 7 June 2018. Formerly a Non-Executive Director of Viva Energy Holding Pty Limited (1 January 2017 to 17 July 2018).

Skills and experience
Dat Duong is the Vitol Investment Partnership Portfolio Manager and Vitol Investment Director and was previously the Head of Investments for Vitol in Asia Pacific.

Dat joined Vitol in 2010, prior to which he was an Associate Partner at Leopard Capital, an investment fund focused on Asia’s frontier and emerging markets.

Dat has extensive international investment banking experience, including with Merrill Lynch in the Global Energy and Power Investment Banking Group in both Hong Kong and Canada, where he led multiple landmark downstream oil transactions.

Dat commenced his career at Esso Imperial Oil in Canada as a business analyst. He is currently a director of the Saras Group and a number of Vitol Group companies, including, among others, VG Mobility (UK) Advisers Limited, Vitol (UK) Advisers Limited and VIP Green Mobility GP Limited.

Board Committee memberships
- Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
- Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee
- Member of the Energy Committee

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Mark Chung

Non-Executive Director
BCom(Hons) / LLB(Hons)

Term of office
Appointed to the Board on 5 May 2025.

Skills and experience
Mark Chung is the current Head of Investments for Vitol in Asia Pacific and joined Vitol in 2020. During his time at Vitol, Mark served on the Supervisory Board of VTTI B.V. and is currently a Director on the Board of Vitol Emerald Bidco Pty Limited (an entity with approximately 1,300 service stations in sub-Saharan Africa). Mark was also previously a Director of VEV Services Limited. 

Prior to Vitol, Mark was the Head of Asia Pacific Energy and Power at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and previously the Head of Asia Oil and Gas and Head of Asia Financial Sponsors Group. Mark has also held various corporate finance roles at Deutsche Bank in Australia.

 

Board Committee memberships
- Member of the Sustainability Committee
- Member of the Retail Committee

Sarah Ryan

Independent Non-Executive Director
PhD (Petroleum and Geophysics), BSc (Geophysics) (Hons 1), BSc (Geology), FTSE

Term of office
Appointed to the Board on 18 June 2018.

Skills and experience
Sarah Ryan has over 30 years of international experience in the energy industry, ranging from technical, operational and leadership roles at a number of oil and gas and oilfield services companies, to a decade of experience as a director of equity investments and portfolio manager covering natural resources.

Sarah is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), where she is Chair of the Energy Forum, a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Member of Chief Executive Women. Sarah is also a director of Karting Australia and director on a board committee of Motorsports Australia.

Sarah is currently a Non-Executive Director of Transurban Group (since September 2023), Aurizon Holdings Limited (since 2019), and Calix Limited (since January 2024). She is a former Director of Woodside Energy (2012 to 2023), OZ Minerals (2021-2023), Akastor ASA (2014 to 2021), Central Petroleum Limited (2017 to 2018), Aker Solutions ASA (2010 to 2014), MPC Kinetic Pty Ltd (2016 to 2022), and the Future Battery Industries Co-operative Research Centre (2020 to 2025).

Board Committee memberships
- Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
- Member of the Sustainability Committee 
- Member of the Energy Committee

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Nicola Wakefield Evans

Nicola Wakefield Evans

Independent Non-Executive Director
BJuris/LLB, FAICD

Term of office
Appointed to the Board on 3 August 2021.

Skills and experience
Nicola Wakefield Evans is a highly experienced director with broad ranging commercial, strategy and corporate finance legal experience gained over a 30 year international career, including 20 years as a partner of King & Wood Mallesons. During her time at King & Wood Mallesons, Nicola held a variety of senior management positions with responsibility for development and growth of the international practice and the Hong Kong, China and London offices of King & Wood Mallesons. Nicola’s key areas of industry experience include resources and energy, infrastructure, financial services and technology.

Nicola is a member of the Australian Future Fund Board of Guardians. She also serves on the board of MetLife Australia. 

Nicola is also a Member of the Takeovers Panel, and member of the boards of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, the Goodes O’Loughlin Foundation and the University of New South Wales Foundation.

Nicola holds a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales.

Board Committee memberships
- Chair of the Sustainability Committee
- Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
- Member of the Energy Committee

John Joyce

Independent Non-Executive Director
BBA, MBA
Term of office
Appointed to the Board on 2 June 2025

Skills and experience
John Joyce is a highly experienced retail leader with a track record of delivering outstanding results in senior management roles across a range of retailers including as Managing Director of ALDI Stores Australia and Chief Executive Officer of Rebel Group.

With over 30 years’ experience, John is currently the Chair of ASX listed Dusk Group Limited and Chair of Australian health and wellness retailer, Mr Vitamins. 

 

Board Committee memberships
- Chair of the Retail Committee
- Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

 

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