Official Event Advisory Panel of the Oil & Gas Procurement Leaders Forum Western Australia 2014 Perth Conference
Quest Events would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the panel members below who are contributing their valuable time and expertise to ensure the conference agenda is timely and relevant for all stakeholders in the oil and gas procurement sector.
Laurie Acreman MIEAust CPSM
Director
QCS Consulting
Laurie Acreman is a management consultant specialising in Procurement Management and Operations. He has over 36 years experience in the Oil and Gas Industry, including 15 years as a senior executive in ExxonMobil Global Procurement, and 3 Years as an independent consultant engaged in Oil, Gas and Mining sectors. He has been responsible for the development, implementation, and operation of various procurement programs including organizational transformation, strategic sourcing, benchmarking, resource training and development, tactical procurement, procurement COE management, and Supplier Diversity. Laurie has headed up global procurement organizations responsible for commodity groups as diverse as IT, Catalysts and Chemicals, Construction Services, and Advertising. His experience includes 18 years working outside Australia in various engineering, operations, and procurement roles. Laurie is an Engineering graduate from the University of Queensland, He is also an ISM accredited Certified Professional in Supply Management.
Chris Pretorius
Manager – ProjectConnect & REPS
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia
Chris manages ProjectConnect and Resource & Energy Project Service at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia. These services provide the WA business community with vital information about developments and opportunities on projects in the resource, mining, oil & gas and many other industries. In 2002, Chris joined CCIWA as an engineering consultant in the Industry Capability Network (ICN) and worked on many infrastructure and resource projects in WA like the Perth Convention Centre, Perth-to-Mandurah Railway, Northbridge Tunnel, Sino Iron Project and the Gorgon Project. In 2010, Chris took over the management of ProjectConnect and REPS. Chris has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Stellenbosch University in South Africa and also has a Bachelor of Commerce and Accounting degree from the University of South Africa.
Diane Jamieson
Contracts Manager - Development Division
Woodside Energy
Diane Jamieson is currently the Contracts Manager and Contract Management Process Authority in Development Division at Woodside Energy Limited, responsible for production support and continuous improvement in Contract Management. She is also a Fellow and lecturer with the Graduate School of Business at Curtin University. Prior to joining the resources sector she was a contracting professional in the defence, government and tertiary education sectors for nearly 20 year and has a broad range of experience. Diane has also worked in the forestry and health sectors and in the UK, Sweden and Canada.
Jody Rowe
Strategic Management Consultant
Jody Rowe is a specialist in the resources sector who has a strategic view of the market, its needs and potential opportunities for growth and continuous cost improvements. Previous work experience includes executive roles at BG-QGC, Santos, Rio Tinto and Barrick Gold on mega projects GLNG and QCLNG and large scale mining projects / operations. Jody is a subject matter expert or tactical adviser for business development, contracts and procurement, tenders, negotiations and reviews where risk is significant. She has the conceptual and analytical ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity that often accompanies such high profile companies.
Jody is a strong advocate for the Contracts and Procurement profession, Women’s Networking and Emerging Talent, presenting at APPEA September 2013, Major Construction Conference October 2013 and Oil and Gas Procurement Leaders November 2013.
Jody grew up in South Australia, graduating in Accounting with a career spanning 12 years in mining Commercial roles at Barrick Gold and Rio Tinto in both Gold and Uranium commodities... Jody is a keen golfer and traveler..