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Santos’s six-million-dollar man has played his cards deftly – Sydney Morning Herald
With Woodside ready to nab Santos’ Kevin Gallagher, the Santos board only needed the spectre of losing him to take action.
Santos boss Kevin Gallagher should be sending a bottle of Penfolds Grange to Woodside chairman Richard Goyder, without whom Gallagher wouldnt have an extra $6 million of money weighing in his pockets.
Woodsides apparent designs on nabbing Gallagher from Santos to run the West Australian oil and gas giant has been the worst kept secret in the industry. Goyder has been looking to replace outgoing chief executive Peter Coleman who is set to leave in the latter half of this year.
Most industry observers…
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