Mr Biggs has over 35 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas sector, and is currently CEO of Cue Energy Limited, a position he has held for the last three years.
Before his position at Cue Energy Mr Biggs spent almost 20 years with BHP Billiton Petroleum, rising to the positions of Vice President, Commercial and Vice President, Land and Upstream Agreements, based in Houston.
Part of these responsibilities included membership of the exploration leadership team. Prior to BHPB, he worked with the Natural Gas Corporation and the Petroleum Corporation of New Zealand.
The AWE board believes Mr Biggs’s leadership skills, gas marketing background, and deep knowledge of the energy industry in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia will be beneficial in delivering AWE’s future strategy.
David Biggs will succeed current CEO, Bruce Clement.