16 May 2019 (Executive Director / Chief Executive Director)
Qualifications
Ph.D. programme in Structural Geology (thesis not completed), Cornell University, USA
Bachelor of Arts, Geology, Hamline University, USA
Stanford Executive Programme (SEP), Stanford University, United States of America (“USA”)
United States Air Force (“USAF”) and USAF Reserve, Aircrew for C-130A Hercules Aircraft
Listed Companies
NIL
Other Public Companies
Black Platinum Energy Ltd
Skill and Experiences
Gary Neal Christenson (“Gary Christenson”) has over 38 years of technical and managerial experience in the petroleum exploration and production industry with a focus on South East Asia and Africa. His experience includes management positions at Tenneco Oil E&P, British Gas Indonesia, Unocal Indonesia Co. (“Unocal”) and Santos Indonesia (“Santos”).
At Unocal he was the Senior Vice President of Unocal E&P Indonesia and President of Unocal Makassar and developed and produced the West Seno field utilising a min-TLP, semisubmersible TAD and a barge hull FPU. At Santos he was the President of Santos Indonesia and developed and produced the Maleo and Oyang fields. He was the Chairman and CEO of Black Gold Energy in partnership with Goldman Sachs and Temasek.
Gary Christenson has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and he has no conflict of interest with the Company.
He has not been convicted of any offence within the past 5 years nor been imposed any penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during FY 2023.
Luke C. Targett
Chief Financial Officer
LUKE C. TARGETT
Chief Financial Officer
Date of Appointment
29 October 2018
Qualifications
Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Melbourne University
Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment
Directorship in Listed Issuers and Public Companies
Nil
Skill and Experiences
Luke C. Targett (“Luke”) is responsible for leading Bumi Armada’s operations and driving its growth trajectory through Financial Services, Treasury, Corporate Finance & JV Management, Group Tax, Information Systems & Technology and Insurance.
He has over 31 years’ experience in financial advisory roles which include restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, pre-lending reviews, transaction advisory, independent business reviews and non-performing loan management in numerous jurisdictions including London, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. Luke started his career with Coopers & Lybrand, Melbourne in 1988 and subsequently spent over 12 years at Ernst & Young. In 2005, joined lnterra Resources Limited, a dual SGX and ASX listed oil & gas producer and explorer as CEO in Singapore for 4 years. Prior to joining Bumi Armada, he was a Partner in Melbourne at Cor Cordis, an Australian national business advisory firm.
Sasha Vijayananthan
Head of Business & Corporate Partnering
SASHA VIJAYANANTHAN
Senior Vice President Business & Corporate Partnering
Date of Appointment
10 June 2019
Qualifications
Malaysian Institute of Accountants
CPA Australia
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from Monash University, Australia
Directorship in Listed issuers and Public Companies Nil
Skill and Experiences
Sasha Vijayananthan (“Sasha”) is responsible for the Supply Chain Management, Human Resources, Administration and Security functions of Bumi Armada. In this role she is responsible for all people matters for the organisation that covers both the HR Business Partnering aspects as well HR Operations and Compensation & Benefits. The Supply Chain Management portfolio under her care includes responsibilities and accountabilities over the areas of vendor quality management, procurement, logistics management, inventory management etc. She is also responsible for all general administration and security matters at the corporate level.
Prior to her appointment to this role, Sasha was the Head of Internal Audit and Risk. This was a position that she held from March 2016 to June 2019. It was during her tenure as Head of Internal Audit that she built her in-depth knowledge of the processes within Bumi Armada working to enhance governance and process improvements in various areas.
She has over 29 years’ experience in governance, risk and control and was Vice President of Group Risk Management at Sime Darby Berhad, before joining Bumi Armada.
Sasha was previously an auditor at Ernst & Young, starting as an associate and working her way up to Director level. She has a wealth of experience, specialising in governance reviews, financial control framework implementations, transformation projects, internal and external auditing for a broad range of industries including the oil and gas industry.
Roger M Harwood
General Counsel
ROGER M. HARWOOD
General Counsel
Date of Appointment
15 June 2020
Qualifications
Admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales (2006)
Admitted as Barrister and Solicitor of High Court of New Zealand (1988)
LL. B (Hons) from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (1987)
Directorship in Listed Issuers and Public Companies NIL
Skill and Experiences
Roger Harwood (“Roger”) has primary responsibility for the Legal, Contract Management, Compliance and Corporate Secretarial functions at Bumi Armada. He provides direction, solutions and advice to the Board and Management on all aspects of legal, regulatory and contractual risk.
Roger has 35 years of international experience in legal advisory work and has held senior management roles in the oil and gas industry. He has worked in both upstream E&P and within the full spectrum of the oil & gas services sector.
After qualifying and working in private practice in New Zealand, Roger moved to the UK in 1991 where he began a 20-year career with Hess Corporation. During this time, he advised Hess on its developments in North-West Europe, South America, South East Asia, Australia, Africa and Central Asia. From 2001-2004 Roger was based in Hess’s KL office, where he established a regional legal team for the group. Prior to joining Bumi Armada, Roger was the Group Head of Legal at Petrofac where he led a global team of lawyers and had responsibility for the management of the group’s legal risk.
David James Clark
SVP Operations
DAVID JAMES CLARK
Senior Vice President, Operations
Date of Appointment
1 July 2021
Qualifications
Master Mariner Class 1 Certificate of Competency
Higher National Diploma in Nautical Science
Post Graduate diploma in Business Administration
Directorship in Listed issuers and Public Companies Nil
Skill and Experiences
David James Clark (“Dave”) is responsible for Bumi Armada’s Operations Division. This Division encompasses all aspects of production operations for new and existing project developments.
Dave has over 31 years of wide-ranging experience in the oil and gas industry and has held senior positions both offshore and onshore, with extensive knowledge of Floating Production Systems and significant involvement in developing industry best practice for FPSOs through involvement with the Oil Companies International Marine Forum and the Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operations.
Dave is passionate about delivering operational excellence through the positive development of teams focused on the delivery of World Class HSE performance, optimised profitability and productivity.
Before joining Bumi Armada Berhad, he held senior operational managements positions at various global locations with SBM Offshore, Maersk and BW Offshore.
Stephen Matthew Williamson
Head of Asset Integrity and Engineering Floating Production Operations and Technology
STEPHEN MATTHEW WILLIAMSON
Senior Vice President Technology, Engineering and Projects
Date of Appointment
1 December 2019
Qualifications
Class 1 Marine Engineer General and Motor with a Diploma in Engineering
Directorship in Listed issuers and Public Companies Nil
Skill and Experiences
Stephen Matthew Williamson (“Steve”)is responsible for Bumi Armada’s technical capability, delivering multi-disciplined expert support for the operated assets and providing technical expertise for new business development and project execution.
Steve has 40 years of experience of technical operations and risk management in the shipping and oil and gas industry.
He started his career as a sea going engineer officer, serving predominantly on tanker vessels. In 2001 he moved to BP where he held several technical and senior operations management roles over a period of 17 years. These included Engineering Standards Superintendent, Technical Authority and Regional Fleet Manager (East) based in Singapore.
Prior to joining Bumi Armada, he had spent the previous 4 years as Manager of the BP Gas Fleet, based in the UK.
Gary Leong Wei Kit
Vice President, Health, Safety & Environment
GARY LEONG WEI KIT
Vice President, Health, Safety & Environment
Date of Appointment
15 March 2018
Qualifications
GRI Certified Sustainability Professional
Bachelor (First Class), Chemical Engineering with Environmental Protection, Loughborough University
Directorship in Listed Issuers and Public Companies
Nil
Skill and Experiences
Leong Wei Kit (“Gary”) is responsible for overseeing the strategy, governance and implementation of Bumi Armada’s Health, Safety, Environment and Quality management system, as well as Operation Security across the organisation. Since 2020, Gary has been the chairman of HSE Working Group for the Malaysia Oil & Gas Services Council (MOGSC), collaborating with fellow MOGSC members to support the industry in elevating HSE standards in Malaysia.
Before joining the Company, Gary was the Head of Health, Safety, Security & Environment (“HSSE”) Performance at PETRONAS where he was responsible for HSSE performance management, sustainability reporting, digitalisation of HSSE performance management and C-level reporting to PETRONAS Executive Leadership Team and Board.
Gary also worked with DuPont and Accenture, where he held various positions in driving HSSE excellence for clients in the energy and mining industry across Asia, Australia, Brazil and South Africa. His experiences span across strategy development, governance audits, risks assessment, safety culture transformation, organisation improvement, project management and performance improvement in the realm of HSSE.
Sarimah Talib
Vice President Sustainability & External Relations
SARIMAH TALIB
Vice President Sustainability & External Relations
Date of Appointment
1 December 2022
Qualifications
Master of Environmental Engineering from National University of Malaysia (UKM)
Bachelor of Chemical an Process Engineering from National University of Malaysia (UKM)
Directorship in Listed issuers and Public Companies Nil
Skill and Experiences
Sarimah Talib (“Sarimah”) leads Bumi Armada’s Sustainability and External Relations Division, overseeing the Company’s sustainability strategy, ESG performance, investor relations, stakeholder engagement and corporate social responsibility across its global operations. She is key in managing investor relations, ensuring transparent communication with shareholders, analysts and regulatory bodies on sustainability performance and corporate responsibility initiatives.
With over 30 years of experience, Sarimah has successfully embedded sustainability into business strategies across oil and gas, mining, logistics, real estate and property development and industrial sectors. She has held key leadership roles, including Chief Sustainability Officer at Vale Malaysia, Head of Sustainable Development at PETRONAS and Head of Sustainability at Sime Darby Group and UEM Sunrise Berhad. She also served as CEO of Yayasan Hijau Malaysia, leading national sustainability initiatives under the Ministry of Green Technology, Energy and Water.
Sarimah holds a Master’s in Environmental Engineering and a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical and Process Engineering. She is a Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) and a registered Environmental Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). She has also collaborated with global institutions such as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Asia Pacific Organisation to advance corporate sustainability and responsible business practices.
Shamsul Shahrina Mohd Hussein
General Manager - Corporate Secretarial
SHAMSUL SHAHRINA MOHD HUSSEIN
Company Secretary
Date of Appointment
11 October 2021
Qualifications
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), United Kingdom
Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute, United Kingdom & Ireland
Masters in Corporate Governance (MSC) from London South Bank University
Directorship in Listed issuers and Public Companies Nil
Skill and Experiences
Shamsul Shahrina Mohd Hussein (“Shahrina”) is responsible for the corporate secretarial services of Bumi Armada. This includes advising the Board and Management on compliance with relevant regulations and best practices on corporate governance besides managing and monitoring the provision of corporate secretarial services by service providers in the key markets that Bumi Armada operates. She also drives the strategic development, implementation and continuous improvement of Group Secretarial Services activities for BAB Group.
Shahrina has 28 years of corporate secretarial experience in several public listed companies from various sectors including, financial services, plantation, investment holding and airport operator. Before joining Bumi Armada, she was the Company Secretary of Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad.
