Reginald Nelson has over 50 years of experience in the petroleum and minerals industries.
He was the managing director and chief executive of Beach Energy from 1995 to 2015, and former chair of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) where he received APPEA's Reg Sprigg Gold Medal award for outstanding services to the Australian oil and gas industry.
Mr Nelson was also appointed by the Premier of South Australia as chair of the South Australian Minerals and Petroleum Expert Group (SAMPEG) in December 2016.
In 1989, he was awarded an Emeritus Life Member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.