Reg is an exploration geophysicist with experience spanning four decades in most aspects of the petroleum and minerals industries. He was awarded honorary Life Membership of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists in 1989 and the Prime Minister’s Centenary Medal in 2002 for services to mining. He is Managing Director of Beach Petroleum Limited, which he joined as an executive director in 1992, becoming its Chief Executive Officer in 1995. He was a Councillor (later a director) of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association from 2002–2009 and was Chairman from 2004–2006. He has been a co-founder in numerous other public companies involved in the minerals industries, notably Ramelius Resources Limited (gold and nickel), Monax Mining Limited (base and precious metals, manganese and iron), Marmota Energy Limited (uranium), South East Energy Limited (lithium and uranium) and GTL Energy Limited (coal beneficiation technology). He remains as a non-executive director on many of these companies.