Ross Rolfe AO

Appointed 14 July 2008

Ross Rolfe has more than 15 years experience in the Australian energy and infrastructure sector in both senior executive and board roles. Ross has held a range of chief executive officer positions in the Queensland Government and in industry over the last decade. Ross is currently CEO and managing director of Babcock & Brown Power. 

Prior to his appointment at Babcock & Brown Power, Ross held the positions of Director General (DG) - Dept. of the Premier and Cabinet, DG - Dept. of State Development and DG - Dept. of Environment & Heritage. 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.

Ross is currently a non-executive director of Thiess Pty Ltd and Evans and Peck Pty Ltd and is a member of the Board of Infrastructure Australia and the National Board of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia.

Ross' other board experience includes chairmanships of Queensland Manufacturing Institute and i.lab Technology Incubator and directorships of the Queensland Low Emissions Technology Centre, Emu Downs Wind Farm, Queensland Resources Council, Queensland Institute of Molecular Bioscience, Australia Institute for Commercialisation and South Bank Corporation. 

Ross is Chairman of the WDS Corporate Strategy & Business Development Committee and a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and Remuneration & Nomination Committee. 

Ross holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Queensland.