Exit date revealed: Woodside chief executive Peter Coleman will retire from Woodside in June Photo: JOSH LEWIS

Woodside sets date for Coleman's departure as acting chief steps in

Meg O'Neill to take over the reins as acting chief executive, but search for permanent replacement is still ongoing

13 April 2021 8:24 GMT Updated 13 April 2021 8:24 GMT

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Australia’s Woodside has revealed the date that outgoing chief executive Peter Coleman will step down from the role.

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Woodside confirmed on Tuesday that Coleman will step down from the board on 19 April and would leave the company on 3 June, bringing a close to a decade-long tenure as chief executive, having taken on the role in 2011.

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Woodside sets date for Coleman's departure as acting chief steps in