Early in her career, Karoon Energy CEO Carri Lockhart admired one of her colleagues because he was smart and well respected. She looked at his CV and got to work.

Carri Lockhart took over the helm of Karoon Energy last year, having spent more than 30 years in the oil and gas sector. Dominic Lorrimer

Carri Lockhart likes a goal. As a young girl, Lockhart, chief executive of the oil and gas company Karoon Energy, dreamt of becoming an aeronautical or aerospace engineer and working for NASA or aircraft manufacturer Boeing.

Some of her goals, such as being an astronaut, fell by the wayside. Others came to fruition, only to be replaced by new aspirations, which, perhaps oddly for an executive, who readily confesses to being hyper-competitive, did not include becoming a chief executive officer.

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