Matthew Allen

Matthew Allen joined Otto Energy in 2009 as chief financial officer and has played an integral role in implementing Otto’s strategy. He was appointed chief executive in February 2014 and managing director in June 2015. Prior to joining Otto, Mr Allen was with Woodside Energy for over 8 years and held leadership roles in a number of Woodside business units, including within Woodside’s overseas businesses in Africa. His experience lies in the operation and management of oil & gas companies with particular focus on strategic, commercial and financial aspects of the business. Mr Allen has global upstream experience in the US, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Middle East. He is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, and Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.