Smith was previously CFO and company secretary and will remain in the CEO role until a permanent chief executive is appointed.
Richard Clayton reverts to his role as non-executive director.
Geopacific says that Michael Brook will assume an executive director's role to work closely with Smith part time, "providing technical support as the company focuses on delivery of the Phase 1 2023 work program" and building a leadership team to develop a robust development case for Woodlark.
The search for a permanent CEO for Geopacific continues.
