Fredricson becomes Oil Search’s CFO

PETER Fredricson has been appointed as chief financial officer (CFO) for Oil Search, effective March 23.
Fredricson replaces Stephen Gardiner, who, after eight years, will step down from the CFO role.
Gardiner will continue to assist Oil Search as an adviser to the managing director and will also assist with the handover to Fredricson on a transitional basis.
Fredricson is a strategic and influential executive with over 30 years of international experience in the infrastructure financial services, investment, and merchant banking sectors across Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
Prior to accepting the role with Oil Search, he was the CFO of APA Group, an ASX-listed energy infrastructure company, for more than 11 years.
During his time with APA Group he was responsible for raising AU$17 billion (K45.94bil) in international bond and syndicated debt markets and more than AU$5 billion (K13.5bil) in equity markets to support APA Group’s growth strategy.
Fredricson is a chartered accountant and holds a bachelor of commerce from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.