On behalf of the Board and Management of Bumi Armada, we are pleased to announce the Company’s new leadership structure as we continue to strengthen our organisation for the future.

Under this new structure, Luke Christopher Targett, Chief Financial Officer, and Alexander James Brigden, Chief Operating Officer, will jointly lead the Company as members of the Executive Committee (Exco).

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Luke Christopher Targett

Chief Financial Officer

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Alexander James Brigden

Chief Operating Officer 

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Luke Christopher Targett

Chief Financial Officer

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Alexander James Brigden

Chief Operating Officer 

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Sasha Vijayananthan

Senior Vice President Business & Corporate Partnering

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Roger M. Harwood

General Counsel

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Sasha Vijayananthan

Senior Vice President Business & Corporate Partnering

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Roger Morris Harwood

General Counsel

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David James Clark

Senior Vice President Operations

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Stephen Matthew Williamson

Senior Vice President Technology, Engineering and Projects

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David James Clark

Senior Vice President Operations

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Stephen Matthew Williamson

Senior Vice President Technology, Engineering and Projects

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Syed Ali Bin Syed Salem Alsagoff

Senior Vice President of Business Development

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Gary Leong Wei Kit

Vice President of Health, Safety & Environment

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Syed Ali Bin Syed Salem Alsagoff

Senior Vice President of Business Development

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Gary Leong Wei Kit

Vice President of Health, Safety & Environment

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Sarimah Binti Talib

Vice President of Sustainability & External Relations

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Shamsul Shahrina Binti Mohd Hussein

General Manager / Head Corporate Secretarial Services

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Sarimah Binti Talib

Vice President of Sustainability & External Relations

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Shamsul Shahrina Binti Mohd Hussein

General Manager / Head Corporate Secretarial Services

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Luke Christopher Targett

Chief Financial Officer

LUKE CHRISTOPHER 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.

Alexander James Brigden

Chief Operating Officer

Alexander James Brigden

Chief Operating Officer
Date of Appointment
  • 1 April 2026 
Qualifications
  • Member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects
  • Member of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
  • Master of Business Administration, National University of Singapore
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Marine Technology, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
  • BEng Hons Marine Technology, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Directorship in Listed Issuers and Public Companies
Nil
 
Skill
Alexander James Brigden (“Alex”) is directly responsible for leading Bumi Armada’s operations, projects and technical services to ensure safe, reliable offshore production and project execution. As part of the executive committee he will also be responsible for the company’s strategic direction and overall performance.
 
He has over 32 years of industry experience and previously worked at MISC Berhad where he led the Offshore Business Unit. He had P&L responsibility for the business, contributing approximately one third of MISC Group revenue and profit. Additionally, he worked towards the successful award, delivery and subsequent operations of FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias, one of the largest and most complex FPSO’s operating in Brazil.
 
Alex started his career with A&P Appledore (Tyne) as Graduate Naval Architect in 1994 and subsequently grew his career in various companies including A.P. Moller (Maersk), Shell, Teekay Corporation, SBM Offshore and Steelhead LNG among others.

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 Morris Harwood

General Counsel

ROGER MORRIS 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.

Syed Ali Bin Syed Salem Alsagoff

Senior Vice President Business Development

SYED ALI BIN SYED SALEM ALSAGOFF

Senior Vice President Business Development
Date of Appointment
  • 1 April 2026 
Qualifications
  • Bachelor Degree, Accounting and Finance, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Member of Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) (2022 to 2023)
Directorship in Listed Issuers and Public Companies
Nil
 
Skill
Syed Ali Bin Syed Salem Alsagoff (“Ali”) has over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, specialising in techno-commercial aspects of capital-intensive upstream developments. He has a proven track record in structuring and negotiating bankable contracts, delivering sustainable returns and driving innovative commercial solutions.
 
He has led cross-functional team in executing global projects with localised strategies, including securing a long-term FPSO lease and operations contract in Indonesia. His expertise spans corporate finance, risk management, treasury, project management and stakeholder engagement.
 
He previously held board and advisory roles in Axiata Group Berhad, Sapura Energy Berhad and FPT Software (Malaysia) and has held senior positions in Bumi Armada Berhad and Baker Hughes.

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 Binti Talib

Vice President Sustainability & External Relations

SARIMAH BINTI 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 Binti Mohd Hussein

General Manager - Corporate Secretarial

SHAMSUL SHAHRINA BINTI 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.