Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
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8 October 2026
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Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
Strike welcomes Felicity Hughes, as CFO
Strike Energy Limited (ASX: STX; Strike or the Company) is pleased to announce the appointment of
Ms Felicity Hughes as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 2 November 2026.
Ms Hughes is an experienced finance executive and Chartered Accountant with more than 25 years’
experience across the oil and gas and broader resources sectors. She brings extensive expertise in
financial management, strategic planning, governance, business performance and major transactions.
Ms Hughes spent more than 12 years with Hess Corporation in senior finance and leadership roles
across Australia, the United States, Malaysia and the United Kingdom. More recently, she held senior
leadership roles with Newmont Corporation, including Regional Chief Financial Officer for Australia and
Global Finance Integration Lead, where she played a key role in the integration of Newcrest following
Newmont’s US$16.8 billion acquisition.
Ms Hughes holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from Murdoch University and an MBA from
Columbia Business School. She is a Chartered Accountant and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of
Company Directors.
Strike Energy’s Managing Director and CEO, Shelley Robertson, said:
“We are very pleased to welcome Felicity to Strike. She brings an exceptional combination of energy
sector experience, financial leadership and commercial capability, together with a strong track record
of leading finance functions through periods of growth and transformation.
“Felicity’s extensive oil and gas experience, coupled with her more recent leadership roles across major
resources operations and significant resource sector transactions, will be highly valuable as Strike
progresses the next phase of its strategy and advances the development of its portfolio.
“We look forward to Felicity joining the executive team and contributing to Strike’s continued growth and
success.”
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of Directors.
Further information
Shelley Robertson
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Strike Energy Limited
shelley.robertson@strikeenergy.com.au
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About Strike Energy
Strike Energy (ASX: STX) is a Western Australian independent energy explorer and producer, developing gas
from the Perth Basin and Mid-West region. Our primary objective is to provide reliable energy to support
Western Australia’s energy transition away from coal. Strike holds one of the most strategically significant
positions in the onshore Perth Basin, spanning both the Permian gas play in the north and the Jurassic wet-
gas play in the south. This unique footprint underpins our integrated portfolio of gas and gas-to-power
developments.
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