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Board

The Boards of Infigen of Infigen Energy Limited (IEL), Infigen Energy RE Limited (IERL) and Infigen Energy (Bermuda) Limited (IEBL) are responsible for the overall strategy and corporate governance of the Infigen Energy group, and comprise Directors with extensive financial, management, commercial, infrastructure and wind industry experience.

Michael Hutchinson

Non-Executive Chairman

Mike was appointed an independent non-executive director of Infigen Energy in June 2009 and subsequently elected Chairman on 11 November 2010. He is a member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee and the Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

Mike was formerly an international transport engineering consultant and has extensive experience in the transport and communications sectors, including as a senior official with the Australian Government.

Mike is currently an independent non-executive director of the Australian Infrastructure Fund Ltd and EPIC Energy Holdings Ltd. Mike has previously been an independent non-executive director of Hastings Funds Management Ltd, Westpac Funds Management Ltd, Pacific Hydro Ltd, OTC Ltd, HiTech Group Australia Ltd, the Australian Postal Corporation and the Australian Graduate School of Management Ltd.

Miles George

Managing Director

Miles is the Managing Director of Infigen Energy, having previously been the Chief Executive Officer since 2007. Miles was appointed an executive director in January 2009.

Miles has over 20 years experience in the infrastructure and energy sectors, and in particular renewable energy development and investment. 

Since 2000, Miles has been involved in development and investment in wind energy projects in Australia, including playing a key role in the development of Infigen’s first wind farm at Lake Bonney in South Australia. Miles jointly led the team which established the business now known as Infigen Energy in 2003. Subsequently he jointly led the team which structured and implemented the Initial Public Offer and listing of Infigen’s business on the ASX in 2005.

Philip Green

Non-Executive Director

Philip Green is a Partner of The Children’s Investment Fund Management (UK) LLP (“TCI”), a substantial securityholder of Infigen Energy.

Infigen Energy announced the appointment of Philip Green as a non-executive Director of Infigen Energy Limited, Infigen Energy (Bermuda) Limited and Infigen Energy RE Limited on 19 November 2010.

Philip joined TCI in 2007 and his responsibilities include TCI’s global utility, renewable energy and infrastructure investments. Prior to joining TCI, Philip led European Utilities equity research at Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers over a 12 year period. Philip is a UK Chartered Accountant (ACA) qualifying with Price Waterhouse and has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

Fiona Harris

Non-Executive Director

Fiona Harris is a professional non-executive director and an adviser to boards in relation to governance and performance matters for the past fifteen years.

During her fourteen years with KPMG, Fiona worked in Perth, San Francisco and Sydney, specialising in financial services and superannuation. She was also involved in capital raisings, due diligence, IPOs, capital structuring of transactions and litigation support.

Her past board memberships include listed companies Alinta Limited, Alinta Infrastructure Holdings, Burswood Limited, Portman Limited and Evans & Tate Limited, as well as health insurer HBF, authorised deposit taking institution NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Ltd, financial planning firm Plan B Financial Services Limited and superannuation fund GESB, not-for-profits Sydney Philharmonia Limited, Foodbank of WA Inc and West Australian Symphony Orchestra Holdings Limited.

Ross Rolfe

Non-Executive Director

Ross Rolfe AO has broad experience in the Australian energy and infrastructure sectors in senior management, government and strategic roles.

In August 2008 he was appointed to the position of Acting Chief Executive Officer of Babcock & Brown Power (renamed Alinta Energy in 2009) and subsequently appointed on a permanent basis to the position of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in December 2008. Alinta Energy had interests in ten power stations and served 600,000 retail gas and electricity customers in Victoria and Western Australia. Ross recently completed a capital restructuring of the business and stepped down from the CEO and MD role in April 2011. 

Prior to that appointment, Ross held the positions of Director General (DG) – Department of the Premier and Cabinet, DG – Department of State Development and DG – Department of Environment & Heritage with the Queensland Government. Ross also held the position of Co-ordinator General in Queensland for six years. Ross was also the Chief Executive Officer of Stanwell Corporation, one of Queensland's largest energy generation companies from 2001 until 2005. 

Ross is currently a Non-Executive Director of WDS Limited. Ross is the Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee of Infrastructure Australia and he is also a member of the Commonwealth Government’s Energy White Paper Reference Group. Ross has had significant other Board experience including a Director of Infrastructure Australia, a Director of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, the chairmanship of Queensland Manufacturing Institute and Construction Queensland, and directorships of the Queensland Low Emissions Technology Centre, Emu Downs Wind Farm, Queensland Resources Council and Southbank Corporation. Ross is also a former member of the University of Queensland Senate. 

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