Page Maxson, Chairman
Page had 28 years of experience with ConocoPhillips, leading key oil and gas assets in the US, North Sea, Africa, Middle East, Indonesia and Australia. This includes acting as the CEO of the $24.5b Australia Pacific LNG Project for seven years taking the project from concept to full operations, responsible for permitting, government relations, engineering, design, marketing, project financing, construction, commissioning and operations. He holds a MBA from the University of Texas, and a BS in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University.
Page had 28 years of experience with ConocoPhillips, leading key oil and gas assets in the US, North Sea, Africa, Middle East, Indonesia and Australia. This includes acting as the CEO of the $24.5b Australia Pacific LNG Project for seven years taking the project from concept to full operations, responsible for permitting, government relations, engineering, design, marketing, project financing, construction, commissioning and operations. He holds a MBA from the University of Texas, and a BS in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University.
Doug D Shanda, President and CEO
Douglas has over 25 years of experience in the chemical, refining and energy sector including nearly 15 years of direct experience leading LNG liquefaction projects in both North and South America and has overseen the successful design, construction, start-up, and operations of over 7 LNG trains representing over 36 MTPA of LNG.
Prior to joining MPL, Douglas served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Cheniere Energy Inc. and as Senior Project Engineer, Technical Manager and Plant Manager of the PERU LNG liquefaction plant. He has worked as Project Manager on major chemical, petrochemical and power projects. Douglas holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University. He serves as board member for INGAA and as a Director on the board for The Alley Theatre.
Josh Loftus, Chief Development Officer
Josh has nearly two decades of experience in the energy and infrastructure industries including at GE Capital and Oil & Gas and Ernst & Young, with project experience in the US, Canada, Asia, and Africa. He’s an executive with global experience in developing and advising LNG projects from concept feasibility to FEED on aspects of EPC and technology selection, gas to power integration, capital investment and overall project feasibility. Josh holds a MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and a BA in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Missouri.
Sarah Bairstow, Chief Commercial Officer
Sarah holds unique end-to-end commercial LNG project development experience, having successfully marketed and commercially delivered LNG projects from concept through to commercial operations. She was previously Head of LNG Marketing (Commercial) for the $18.5b Gladstone LNG Project, where Sarah secured the long-term SPAs before building and running the Gladstone LNG Project’s commercial LNG desk for close to a decade on behalf of project partners Santos, KOGAS, PETRONAS and Total. Prior to Gladstone LNG, Sarah was an energy transactions and projects lawyer with Ashurst working on some of the largest M&A transactions and project developments in the energy and resources space. Sarah holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of International Business from Griffith University.
