Prof. Paul Simshauser AM is the Chief Executive Officer of Iberdrola Australia. Paul has more than 25 years’ experience in the energy industry across the ASX-listed, public and private sectors, spanning power generation, energy trading, retail supply, electricity networks, public administration, policy and academia.
Paul’s prior roles include CEO of transmission network utility Powerlink Queensland, Director-General of the Queensland Department of Energy. Paul is also a Professor of Economics at Griffith University. In 2019 he was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for significant contribution to the energy industry, through executive roles and applied economics and policy research.