Board & Management

Mr Mitchell is a corporate finance executive with over 25 years’ experience in in private and public venture capital, and the equity capital markets. He has led capital raisings and M&A transactions across mining, energy, technology, and life sciences, and has founded, financed, and managed both private and ASX-listed companies. He is currently Executive Chairman of ASX listed WA Goldfields explorer and developer Javelin Minerals Ltd (JAV), New Zealand focused brownfields gold explorer Uvre Ltd (UVA) and Non-Executive Director of biotechnology company Imagion Biosystems Ltd (IBX). He was previously a director of Delta Lithium Ltd (DLI) and other ASX-listed resource, energy, and biotech firms.

Ms McMahon is a global energy executive with over thirty years of board-level and senior leadership experience across operations, strategy, finance, and risk management. Before joining Petro Australis, she led International Operations at Woodside Energy, overseeing assets across the Gulf of Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, and Senegal, following its merger with BHP Petroleum where she ran the Australian Petroleum business. Earlier, Shiva spent much of her career at BP, holding senior roles across multiple geographies and businesses, including CFO of Castrol, Head of BP’s Upstream Executive Office, and leadership positions in Trinidad & Tobago, Gulf of Mexico, Onshore US, Alaska, and Canada.

Mr Palmer has more than 35 years of international geoscience and executive experience, including 10 years with BP and 11 years with BHP, where he served as Global Portfolio Manager and Exploration Manager for Australasia. He is recognised for his expertise in geoscience, new venture identification, building and leading technical teams, establishing in-country operations, and successfully finding and commercialising oil and gas resources.

Mr Brown has over 35 years of international geoscience and executive experience, with extensive project work across established and emerging basins worldwide. His career includes 17 years with BP, three years with Woodside, a role as Shell Global Consultant, and senior positions with several smaller companies. He specialises in opening up new and emerging geographies and is a founder of Petro Australis.

Mr Burton is an experienced ASX director and active investor in emerging businesses across both public and private markets. Over the past 30 years, he has co-founded or invested in numerous development projects in the resources, oil and gas, and industrial services sectors. He contributes leadership and strategic guidance to the ventures he supports, with a focus on business strategy, senior executive recruitment, capital raising, and stakeholder engagement.

Mr Lawrence has 20 years of diverse experience in the oil and gas industry. Mr Lawrence worked with Apache Energy for over eight years, performing roles in drilling engineering, reservoir engineering, project development and commercial management. Since then, he has focused on new venture opportunities with ASX-listed companies, serving as Managing Director and Non-Executive Director.