David Knox

David John Wissler Knox is Vice Chairman at Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation, Deputy Chairman at The Economic Development Board of South Australia, Chairman at Adelaide Botanic Gardens Foundation, Inc. and Australian Centre For Social Innovation, Director at The Royal Institution of Australia, State Herbarium of South Australia, Adelaide Botanic Garden & Botanic Park, and Migration Council Australia, and Member at University College London, Business Council of Australia, and Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
Former roles include Chief Executive Officer, Director, and Managing Director at Santos Ltd. from 2008 to 2015; Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd. from 2017 to 2020; Chairman at Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association from 2011 to 2013; Independent Non-Executive Director at RedFlow Ltd. from 2017 to 2023; Managing Director at BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd. in 2007; Director at Santos Finance Ltd. from 2008 to 2015; Non-Executive Director at Micro-X Ltd. from 2020 to 2025; and other directorships and chairmanships at Snowy Hydro Ltd., Gran Tierra UK Ltd., BP Plc, Adelaide Festival Corp., Santos JPDA (JPDA 91-12) Pty Ltd., Santos (N.T.) Pty Ltd., and Santos (BBF) Pty Ltd. Education includes undergraduate studies at The University of Edinburgh and an MBA from the University of Strathclyde.