Hawksburn Advisory

Hawksburn Advisory supports boards and executive teams in the energy, mining, agriculture sectors and adjacent industries in delivering results by taking quality decisions in complex and uncertain environments.

It is an Australian based advisory servicing clients internationally with particular focus on Australia, Canada and the Caribbean.

About

Dr Samantha Meehan

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Dr Samantha Meehan is a Non-Executive Director and strategic advisor with significant global experience in the natural resources industry. With an international career she brings credibility through lived experience in challenging environments (tropical through arctic), managing strategy, risk and stakeholders and collaborating with multinational partners and governments. She has worked in technical roles (geologist, safety and environment), major capital project management (projects up to US$50b; pipelines, platforms, LNG plants, renewable generation (solar)), commercial (business development, complex negotiations (including Government Licenses, new Joint Ventures, dispute resolution) and governance including Directorships and Shareholder Representation in Joint Ventures including ExxonMobil, Chevron, bp, Lightsourcebp, APLNG, Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Greenland NOC, Trinidad & Tobago’s National Gas Company, Chinese National Petroleum Company (CNPC) and Chinese National Overseas Oil Company (CNOOC).

As a Non-Executive Director she protects and grows value for companies, effectively overseeing risk and deliver results through quality decision making together with the Board. In her capacity as an advisor, she supports boards and senior executives to navigate business risks and deliver increased value and retain their licence to operate in a complex and uncertain world.

Why Boards Choose Hawksburn Advisory

Deep Governance Experience

Substantial experience on various boards and committees and as an executive in the natural resources industries including agriculture, mining and energy (oil, gas, renewable energy) sectors and adjacent industries.

Global Perspective, Local Judgement

Experience across Australia, Asia, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean, supporting organisations operating and managing technical and non-technical risk across borders and in diverse regulatory frameworks.

Integrated Technical & Commercial Expertise

A rare combination of executive and leadership experience in geology, environment (soil & groundwater), commercial, strategy, project leadership and governance, enabling clarity on complex risks, strategy and investment decisions.