Leadership
Brendan Madden
Chief Executive Officer
BCOM, BBUS (Accounting, Finance and Economics)Brendan joined Landbridge in 2016 and is the Chief Executive Officer for Westside Corporation.
Brendan is a Chartered Accountant with more than 15 years of experience. He has held a range of finance positions including at an ASX listed minerals processing company, Australia’s largest retail travel organisation and Deloitte. Brendan brings a wealth of experience in capital management, investor and stakeholder management and financial reporting.
Jonathan Snape
Chief Financial Officer
BBUS, MBUSJon overseas Westside's corporate services, which include finance, commercial, supply chain, and IT.
With 15 years senior commercial and consulting experience at Origin (APLNG), BG-Group/Shell (QCLNG), Central Petroleum, and Stanwell, Jon has extensive expertise in business development, marketing, and JV & commercial management in the oil and gas industry.
He also has 10 years of experience in the financial services sector.
Jon was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2024.
Stephen Sheehy
Chief Legal Officer
LLB (Hons), BA(Econ)Stephen is responsible for legal oversight of Westside’s operations.
Stephen is a transactional lawyer with over 20 years of experience, gained within private practice and in-house roles, locally and internationally. Stephen was senior legal counsel within QGC both before and after the combination of Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group. In his time at QGC, Stephen advised across all aspects of the project structure, from upstream supply arrangements through the midstream processing and into the downstream LNG supply portfolio.
In his time in private practice, Stephen acted for a range of commercial clients.
Ian Meynink
Chief Development Officer
Bachelor of Engineering, Petroleum (B.PENG). Chartered Petroleum Engineer. NPER. RPEQIan joined Westside in 2018, previously holding roles of General Manager Development and Petroleum Engineering Manager. He was appointed as Chief Development Officer in 2023.
Ian is a Chartered Engineer with 20 years industry experience. He worked at Origin Energy in both conventional assets and its transformation into Coal Seam Gas (CSG) to LNG for many years. Ian brings a wealth of experience in subsurface, reserves & resources, and field development.
Daniel Huff-Hannon
Chief Operating Officer
BSc Structural Geology & Engineering (Hons)Bachelor of Natural Resources, Management, and Policy
Daniel has 15 years of industry experience in operational roles across North American and Australian oil and gas developments.
He has previous roles as Drilling and Completions Manager with Westside and Drilling Operations with Schlumberger.
Daniel has extensive experience in the development of unconventional reservoirs with a focus on operational optimisation and innovation.