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MATT DISTEL
President
BHP
DetailsMatt Distel has been with BHP for 10 years and worked previously for Shell. His career comprises engineering on construction sites, offshore drilling operations, deepwater projects, business development, commercial and economics. At BHP, Matt recently took the role of Head of Upstream Agreements & Negotiations. Prior to that, he held the position of Head of Decision Evaluation, overseeing the evaluation of the Petroleum business investment programme. |
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COLLIN BOWER
VP/President Elect
BHP
Colin has worked for BHP for the past 15 years in a variety of roles and functions gaining extensive commercial, valuation, transaction, financial, system and governance skills. He has wide international experience working across Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. |
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DIANA SWIFT
Secretary/Marketing Chair
Director of Brand, KCA
Diana Swift is the Director of Brand for K Carpenter Associates (KCA), a decision-focused consulting firm. She is a respected marketing professional with over 25 years of experience where she has held a variety of business development positions. These experiences enable her to present the business with realistic application of marketing practices, the management of KCA’s marketing strategies, and the activities done to drive a successful marketing plan. |
July 2019 - June 2020
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CHRIS TRAVIS
President
Appraisal General Manager, Global Projects Organization, BP
DetailsChris is a geologist by education, with a PhD from LSU and an MBA from London Business School. He has spent his entire 28 year career with BP, holding technical and management roles in exploration, appraisal, technology and project management. |
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Ray Spence
VP/President Elect
Consultant, Decision Frameworks
Ray Spence is a petroleum engineer who joined Decision Frameworks in 2017. He enjoys teaching and providing consultation for value-of-information analysis, scenario and appraisal framing, field development planning and probabilistic analysis. |
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DIANA SWIFT
Secretary/Marketing Chair
Director of Brand, KCA
Diana Swift is the Director of Brand for K Carpenter Associates (KCA), a decision-focused consulting firm. She is a respected marketing professional with over 25 years of experience where she has held a variety of business development positions. These experiences enable her to present the business with realistic application of marketing practices, the management of KCA’s marketing strategies, and the activities done to drive a successful marketing plan. |
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MATT DISTEL
VP
Head of Upstream Agreements & Negotiations | BHP
Matt Distel has been with BHP for 10 years and worked previously for Shell. His career comprises engineering on construction sites, offshore drilling operations, deepwater projects, business development, commercial and economics. At BHP, Matt recently took the role of Head of Upstream Agreements & Negotiations. Prior to that, he held the position of Head of Decision Evaluation, overseeing the evaluation of the Petroleum business investment programme. |
Other Executive Committee members
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ELLEN COOPERSMITH
Decision Frameworks
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MATT DISTEL
BHP
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MATTHEW KURTZ
Worley
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AHREN LACY
Chevron
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CAROL LIFFMAN
Independent Consultant
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CRAIG MCKNIGHT Retired Chevron |
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LUIS MENDOZA-NATIVIDAD
Decision Frameworks
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RAY SPENCE Decision Frameworks |
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DIANA SWIFT
KCA
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CHRIS TRAVIS BP |
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JEREMY WALKER
Decision Frameworks
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