PowerWomen Speak with Shiva McMahon

Shiva McMahon is the CEO and MD of Petro Australis Energy (PAE), an Australian exploration and production company. With over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, she has built a distinguished career in business leadership, delivering safe and sustainable operations, strategy development and implementation, financial management, business development, and risk management. Before joining PAE, Shiva was Executive Vice President for International Operations at Woodside Energy, where she managed operations across Gulf of Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, and Senegal. Her tenure at Woodside followed its merger with BHP Petroleum, where she was the Managing Director for the Australian business. Shiva spent a significant portion of her career at BP, primarily in the Upstream business. She also served as CFO for Castrol, BP's global lubricants business and prior to that ,held various leadership roles across multiple geographies, including as Chief of Staff for Upstream from 2014-2017. Her governance experience includes serving as a Non-Executive Director and Shareholder Representative on the Board of Castrol India, listed on the Mumbai Stock Exchange. She has also served on the boards of The Greater Houston Partnership, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), and the Australian Energy Producers (formerly APPEA).