Ann Pickard has been appointed as a non-executive director for Woodside’s board, effective Feb. 29, the company said in a news release.

Pickard, who joins Woodside as an independent director, retired on Feb. 1 from Royal Dutch Shell, where she held numerous positions during her 15-year tenure with the company, the release said. Before her retirement from Shell, Pickard served as executive vice president, Arctic, and was responsible for Shell's Arctic exploration efforts.

This followed three years as executive vice president of Shell’s E&P business and country chair of Shell in Australia, and five years as executive vice president, Africa, the release said. Pickard joined Shell in 2000 after an 11-year tenure with Mobil prior to its merger with Exxon.

Pickard is a director of KBR Inc. She is also a member of Chief Executive Women, the Global Agenda Council on the Arctic for the World Economic Forum, the Advisory Council of the Eurasia Foundation and Catalyst, according to the release. Pickard was a director of Westpac Banking Corp. between 2011 and 2014.

Pickard holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania.