Management

Miles George
Managing Director

Miles is the Managing Director of Infigen Energy, having previously been the Chief Executive Officer and then Managing Director of Babcock & Brown Wind Partners (BBW). He joined the Infrastructure and Project Finance Group of Babcock & Brown in 1997 and during the following 10 years concentrated on principal investments in the infrastructure and energy sectors, and in particular renewable energy investments.

Since 2000 Miles has been involved in the development and financing of wind energy projects in Australia - including a key role in the development of the Lake Bonney 1 and 2 wind farm projects in South Australia.

Miles was a member of the team that initially established Global Wind Partners in 2003 initially as a single asset private equity investment vehicle - the predecessor to BBW and Infigen Energy.

In 2005 Miles jointly led the advisory team which structured and implemented the Initial Public Offer and listing of BBW on the ASX, and following listing he advised BBW on a number of wind farm acquisitions in Australia and overseas. 

Prior to joining Babcock & Brown in 1997, Miles was a Director of the Project Finance division of AIDC Limited. Miles holds degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Business Administration (Distinction) from the University of Melbourne.

Geoff Dutaillis
Chief Operating Officer

Geoff is the Chief Operating Officer of Infigen Energy. Prior to this he was the COO of BBW, having joined Babcock & Brown to work in infrastructure development and specifically to focus on the expanding field of environmental infrastructure. In his role at Babcock & Brown, Geoff worked on new investment opportunities for Babcock & Brown Environmental Investments Limited and preparing BBW for its IPO.

Prior to joining Babcock & Brown, Geoff worked at Lend Lease for almost 19 years, including 7 years based in London with its European development business. Geoff has extensive experience in the development and project management of major projects, having had leadership roles on a number of landmark developments, including Bluewater in the UK, at that time the largest retail and leisure complex in the UK, and more recently as Project Director for the Rouse Hill Regional Centre, a new 100 hectare community in north-west Sydney.

Geoff holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Hons) with additional qualifications in management, property and finance.

Gerard Dover
Chief Financial Officer

Gerard is the Chief Financial Officer of Infigen Energy. Prior to this he was the CFO of BBW, having joined Babcock & Brown in September 2006.  Between 1990 and 1996, Gerard worked with Price Waterhouse in the UK and Sydney.  He then joined AstraZeneca in the UK holding a number of Finance roles before working on the spin off and IPO of Syngenta AG.  As Capital Markets Manager, he worked in Syngenta’s Head Office in Switzerland on the arrangement of syndicated bank facilities and refinancing of these facilities through a series of capital markets transactions.  He also had responsibility for credit ratings and worked in Investor Relations.  

More recently, Gerard was CFO and Head of IT of Syngenta Crop Protection in Australasia.  In this role he managed a number of change projects including SoX compliance, business reporting and balanced score card process as well as the implementation of SAP.  

Gerard has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales since 1993 and a Member of Corporate Treasurers since 2003.  He holds a Bachelors degree in Banking & Finance.