Thikhumporn Daorote

Managing Director
RATCH- Australia Corporation Pty Limited

Qualification details

• Master of Science in Management Technology, Major in Energy and Environment Management, Shinawatra University, Bangkok, Thailand
• Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Major in Electrical Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand

Experience details

• Thikhumporn Daorote has held manager roles within RATCH and its 45% parent company The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) since 1996
• Thikhumporn has extensive experience in power plants operation and maintenance including the management for investment opportunities in the projects related to power industry

Polagorn Kheosiplard

Chief Financial Officer
RATCH- Australia Corporation Pty Limited

Qualification details

• Master of Business Administration – Finance, Marketing and International Business, Southern New Hampshire University, USA
• Bachelor of Accounting, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Experience details

• Mr. Polagorn Kheosiplard joined RATCH-Australia in May 2017 as Chief Financial Officer
• Polagorn has held the position of Vice President for Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding PCL (RATCH)
• Polagorn previously had intensive investment banking experience with various financial institution, namely Standard Chartered Bank, Daiwa Securities and DBS Securities

Anthony Yeates

Executive General Manager, Business Development
RATCH- Australia Corporation Pty Limited

Qualification details

• Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) (Hons), University of Sydney
• Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Finance), University of Sydney
• Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment, Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA)  

Experience details

• Anthony Yeates has worked for RATCH-Australia since its formation, having previously been employed by Transfield Services
• Anthony has worked in the renewable energy industry for nearly a decade, and has experience in asset investing and asset management covering Australia and Europe
• Anthony was appointed to lead RATCH-Australia’s business and project development team in early 2016, and has a very strong understanding of the economic, financial, technical, political, regulatory and social drivers for success in the delivery of large renewable energy projects.
  

Robert Dunston

Executive General Manager – Asset Management and Asset Development
RATCH- Australia Corporation Pty Limited

Experience details

• Robert commenced work with Ratch in 2014 as Manager Asset Management & Development
• Robert was promoted to General Manager Asset Management & Development on 2015 and again promoted to Executive Manager Asset management and Development in 2018
• Robert commenced work in the power sector in 1993 and has accumulated extensive experience in all sectors (coal, hydro, GT and  wind) of the Power Generation Industry having previously worked for Alstom, RCR, Macquarie Generation, Eraring and Total Turbines
  

Simon Greenacre

General Counsel and Company Secretary
RATCH- Australia Corporation Pty Limited

Qualification details

• Bachelor of Commerce (Hons), Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Sydney University
• Admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales
• Certificate II in Mandarin, Canberra Institute of Technology

Experience details

• Simon Greenacre joined RATCH-Australia in June 2014
• Simon was previously a senior associate in the corporate energy team at Baker & McKenzie’s Sydney office, which he joined in 2007. He worked on renewable and thermal energy projects across Australia and Asia and completed secondments in London and Beijing
• Before joining Baker & McKenzie Simon worked as a policy adviser in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and as an economic research fellow at Guanghua School of Management at Peking University

Patricia McGrath

HR & Service Manager
RATCH- Australia Corporation Pty Limited

Qualification details

• Bachelor of Business Charles Sturt University
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management Psychology Charles Sturt University
• Certificates in Corporate Governance & Governance and Risk Management
  Governance Institute

Experience details

• Patricia McGrath has worked with RATCH-Australia since its formation in 2011.
• Patricia has extensive experience gained through working for various organisations within accounting, banking, finance, government, marketing, pharmaceutical industry and academia namely KPMG, Credit Suisse First Boston, Austrade, Coca-Cola, Salmat, Pharmacia and Macquarie University.