About Us

Len Gill
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
AEL & AESL

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.

Rod Keller
Independent Non-Executive Director
AEL & AESL

Mr Keller has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the University of Sydney and is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Australia. Mr Keller has had a distinguished career, principally in the energy and engineering sectors. He was Managing Director of GPU International Australia from 1995 to 1999, and was appointed CEO of GPU GasNet and GPU PowerNet in 1999. Mr Keller has previously held management positions with Fletcher Construction Australia, the State Government of South Australia, Esso Australia, Woodside Petroleum and Santos.

Mr Keller is currently Chairman of Norfolk Group Ltd and OSD Ltd, and was Chairman of the GasNet Australia Group from its listing in 2000 to its takeover in 2006. Until recently, he was a Non-Executive Director of Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Limited, Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Management Limited, National Electricity Code Administrator and Dyno Nobel Limited.

Peter Kinsey
Independent Non-Executive Director
AEL & AESL

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.

Ross Rolfe
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
AEL & AESL

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.