Stephen (Sam) Algar has over 25 years of experience in the energy industry, having held senior leadership and executive roles in Australia and internationally including the UK, Indonesia, Malaysia, Canada and the USA.
Mr Algar was senior vice president of subsurface and exploration at ASX-listed Oil Search. He had also worked for Ophir Energy, Murphy Oil, ENI, LASMO and Enterprise Oil.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Geology from Oxford University, and a PhD Geology from Dartmouth College in the US.