Ross Rolfe AO
Chairman
Ross is the Chairman of Iberdrola Australia.
On 31 December 2025 Ross retired as Chief Executive Officer of Iberdrola Australia, however Ross remains the Chairman of Iberdrola Australia Limited. Ross was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Iberdrola Australia in June 2022, having held the position of Managing Director of Iberdrola Australia from November 2016. Prior to that Ross was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Iberdrola Australia from September 2011.
Ross has broad experience in the Australian energy and infrastructure sectors in senior management, government and strategic roles. In August 2008 Ross was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Alinta Energy. Ross completed a capital restructuring of the business and stepped down from the CEO and Managing Director role in April 2011.
Prior to that appointment, Ross held the position of Director General of a range of Queensland Government Departments, including Premier and Cabinet, State Development, and Environment and Heritage, as well as the position of Co-ordinator General. Ross was also the Chief Executive Officer of Stanwell Corporation, one of Queensland’s largest energy generation companies from 2001 until 2005. Ross was previously Chairman of WDS Limited, CS Energy and North Queensland Airports Group, as well as a non-executive director of CMI Limited and Thiess Pty Ltd. Ross is currently also Chairman of the Clean Energy Council.
