Books To The Boardroom
Are you interested in how Australia’s best leaders grew into the professionals they are today? The journey from University (Books) to Leadership positions (Boardroom) can take many different forms. Listen in as we interview CEO’s, CFO’s, and Executives, on how they ascended to leadership positions, made critical career choices, and overcame adversity throughout their career. The Books To The Boardroom podcast is co-hosted by Sumith Dissanayake, a CFO turned Business Owner based in Brisbane, Australia, who is fascinated by all things leadership and career development.
Books To The Boardroom
In conversation with Paul McCartney, Chief Clean Futures Officer of Clean Energy Finance Corp
Today we speak with Paul McCartney, Chief Clean Futures Officer of Clean Energy Finance Corp (CEFC). CEFC aims to accelerate Australia's transition to net zero emissions by 2050 in agriculture, cleantech innovation, energy generation and storage, hydrogen, infrastructure, property, transport and waste.
Paul has been with the CEFC since its inception and leads the origination and transactions team in deploying $10bn to finance renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. He has been involved in financing over $3bn of clean energy related projects including Australia’s first equity fund for bioenergy and energy from waste – the $200+ million Australian Bioenergy Fund. Throughout the interview, we discuss how Paul managed to make his way to the c-suite by 30, how CEFC navigated through COVID times and so much more.
You’ll definitely be inspired after the stories and lessons Paul shares on this week's episode of Books to the Boardroom.
This episode was hosted by Sumith Dissanayake.
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