Secretary

Pat Lennon, General Manager, Business Development

Hydro Tasmania

Pat Lennon is a founding director of the Clean Energy Council, Australia’s peak renewable energy industry association.  Over the past seven years he has also held directorship positions with the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), Renewable Energy Generators of Australia Limited (REGA) and the Australian Wind Energy Association (AusWind).

Pat is General Manager Business Development at Hydro Tasmania.  Business Development is responsible for new business growth, core asset strategic assessment, delivery of business development-related strategic projects, and management of strategic investments including Roaring 40s. Business Development also facilitates Hydro Tasmania’s research and development program, investigates new renewable technology opportunities, and facilitates identification and implementation of projects to optimise the use of Hydro Tasmania’s water resource.

Pat was formerly the managing director of NEG Micon Australia, the local arm of a Danish wind turbine generator manufacturer, and before then was principal of the UMS Group responsible for Asia.  The UMS Group specializes in working within the power industry.  He has extensive experience in the US and has worked in New Zealand, China and Singapore as well as successfully heading the market and business development activities of the UMS Group in Hong Kong and SE Asia.  Pat was also a Partner and Director of Jones & Jones Engineering Design, an engineering consultancy working extensively in the aluminum smelting, fertilizer, dairy and grain industries.