Brian Smith

General Manager Operations

Chevron Australia Pty Ltd

Brian Smith is General Manager, Operations, for Chevron Australia. He is responsible for overseeing all activities relating to marine, drilling, supply chain management, Barrow and Thevenard islands, major capital project operations and information systems.

Before taking on this role, Brian was the General Manager Wheatstone Project for Chevron Australia.

Brian was born in Manchester, England. He graduated from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering.

He joined Chevron in 1981 and has worked in a variety of assignments in the United Kingdom, Gulf of Mexico, West Africa, Kazakhstan and Chevron's Global Upstream Offices located in San Ramon, California.

Brian was General Manager of Major Capital Projects for Chevron's Deepwater Projects in the Gulf of Mexico, Production Manager for Tengizchevroil in Kazakhstan and General Manager, Asset Development for Europe SBU (United Kingdom/Norway/Netherlands/Denmark).

Brian is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Institute of Chemical Engineering.