Board
The Alinta Energy Board of Directors, comprising the Chairman and three Directors, has extensive financial, legal, commercial, management and infrastructure experience. The Board is majority independent with three independent Directors, being Len Gill (Chairman), Peter Kinsey and John Fletcher. The other Director is Ross Rolfe, the CEO.
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Len Gill
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
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Mr Gill has extensive knowledge and over 28 years experience in the Australian energy industry. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of TXU Australia (now TRUenergy). Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr Gill headed TXU's wholesale energy division for five years, which included general management responsibility for power generation and gas storage assets.
Mr Gill holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) degree and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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John Fletcher
Independent Non-Executive Director
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Mr Fletcher is currently a Director of APA Group and Sydney Water Corporation. His recent experience includes Board positions with Foodland Associated Limited, Integral Energy, NGC Limited of New Zealand and The Australian Pipeline Trust. He held a number of executive roles at The Australian Gas Light Company including that of CFO and has extensive experience of the energy industry.
Mr Fletcher has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Peter Kinsey
Independent Non-Executive Director
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Mr Kinsey is the Regional Legal & Compliance Manager South Asia for the global ABB Limited Group and a Director of ABB Australia Pty Limited and ABB Limited (New Zealand). Mr Kinsey has been a corporate lawyer for over 25 years in a number of major corporations. Mr Kinsey has been involved in the negotiation of various types of commercial contracts including power projects and transportation projects in a number of countries, including Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Sweden, Japan, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and India. Mr Kinsey gives seminars on compliance and business ethics throughout Asia for ABB.
Prior to joining ABB, Mr Kinsey was General Counsel at David's Holdings Pty Ltd and prior to that Corporate Legal Manager of Alliance Holdings Ltd.
Mr Kinsey holds a Bachelor of Law, Graduate Diploma in Financial Management and a Master of Commerce.
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Ross Rolfe
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
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Ross Rolfe is the Chief Executive Officer of Alinta Energy. Ross was appointed to the position in October 2008 having worked as the acting CEO since August 2008.
Prior to joining Alinta Energy, Ross held a range of Chief Executive Officer positions in the Queensland Government and in industry in Queensland over the last decade. He was the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. He was also the Co-ordinator General in Queensland, a position he held for 6 years. In this role Ross was responsible for the delivery of the South Queensland Regional Infrastructure Plan and the design and the implementation of the Water Grid. Ross has also held the position of Chief Executive Officer for Stanwell Corporation (one of Queensland's largest energy generation companies) for the period from January 2002 to July 2005.
Ross is also a member of the Board of Infrastructure Australia; a member of the National Board of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia and a non-executive Director of WDS Limited.
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