Governance at Todd Energy

Brett has more than 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, having held a number of senior drilling and completion roles across the world. Prior to joining Todd Energy, Brett was a senior manager at Repsol and Talisman Energy, both in Canada and Malaysia, and with Shell Canada.

In his current role as GM, Well Engineering and Well Operations, he is responsible for all well engineering, and drilling and completion operations. Brett has a Bachelor of Science degree from Acadia University, and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree from the Technical University of Nova Scotia.

Catherine is responsible for Todd Energy’s people and performance strategy and function, alongside the delivery of legal services and regulatory compliance. Catherine joined Todd in 2008, originally working for the Todd Corporation before moving into the role of General Counsel for Todd Energy in 2019.

Prior to joining Todd, Catherine previously worked in private law firms in Aberdeen, Scotland, and for Talisman Energy UK, based in Aberdeen. Catherine holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington and is qualified to practice law both in New Zealand (1995) and England and Wales (2005).

Chris is responsible for financial planning and reporting, risk and compliance monitoring and information technology for Todd Energy. Chris has over 15 years industry experience. Prior to joining Todd Energy he held senior financial leadership roles at Port Taranaki, TAG Oil, New Zealand Energy Corp. and Origin Energy New Zealand.

Chris holds a bachelor of Management Studies degree from the University of Waikato and is a member of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand.

Chris has more than 25 years’ engineering experience across the marine, aerospace and upstream oil and gas industries.

A licenced aircraft engineer, Chris spent 12 years of his career working in aerospace engineering and manufacturing before moving into the oil and gas industry. Chris worked in engineering consultancy providing services to upstream operators in New Zealand, Australia and Papua New Guinea, before joining Todd Energy in an asset engineering capacity in 2015.

Since then, Chris has worked in a number of roles inside Todd Energy with a focus on operations, facilities, engineering, reliability and asset integrity.

Chris holds a number of engineering qualifications, including two Diplomas in Aircraft Engineering (Mechanical and Powerplant), and was appointed to the role of General Manager, Engineering & Projects, in 2021.

David has held various international management positions for Halliburton in Health, Safety, Environment and Service Quality (HSE/SQ). He has 29 years experience in broad range of HSE/SQ functions during his career, including developing and implementing systems, behaviour based safety performance programmes, and risk management.

David holds a Diploma in Occupational Safety and Hygiene.

Taranaki born and bred, Maurice has more than 35 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, both locally and overseas.

Maurice started his career with the Shell BP Todd joint venture, which subsequently became Shell Todd Oil Services (STOS), in 1986, holding a number of roles in the maintenance and operations space. Since then, he has worked both on and offshore, with a particular focus on Production Team Leadership, Operations and Capability and Field Management roles.

Maurice joined Todd Energy in 2017 following the company’s acquisition of Shell’s 50% of the Kapuni natural gas field, and was appointed to the role of General Manager, Production and Maintenance, in 2021.

In his current role, Maurice is responsible for leading the Production and Maintenance team to ensure safe and efficient production across all of Todd Energy’s assets.