Governance at Todd Energy
Mark Macfarlane
Chief Executive Todd EnergyMark completed a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Hons) at the University of Melbourne in 1987 and joined ExxonMobil in Victoria. Over the next 10 years Mark held a number of roles in projects, operations, planning and sub-surface in both Australia and Malaysia.
In 1997, Mark joined Santos and over the next 14 years, he held a range of management and executive roles culminating in becoming the Vice-President of Eastern Australia, before becoming CEO of Gladstone LNG based in Queensland in 2010.
In 2013, Mark joined Tullow Oil, based in Ghana, as Director, Development and Operations and was subsequently appointed Executive Vice President, Africa, based in London.
Immediately prior to joining Todd Energy, Mark held of the role of Chief Operating Officer and was responsible for Tullow Oil’s HSE, exploration, operated and non-operated businesses, and commercial activities.
Mark, his wife and their son relocated from London to New Plymouth in January 2021. Their three daughters currently remain in the UK where they are completing their university education.
Brett Isenor
General Manager Subsurface and WellsBrett 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.
Chris Wischnowsky
General Manager Engineering and ProjectsChris 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 Bradley
General Manager Health, Safety, Environment and CommunityDavid 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.
Maurice Gilmour
General Manager Production and MaintenanceTaranaki 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.