Meet the Team – Climate Capital

Shane Bartel

Chief Executive Officer

Shane has over 20 years of renewable energy project development.

He began consulting to Climate Capital in 2016, ultimately moving into the CEO role in 2020 and developing a project pipeline valued at >$400M.

Since 2001, Shane’s experience extends across the asset development cycle and includes leading acquisition, design, environmental approval and commercial activities on behalf of wind, solar, biomass and hydro power developers.
Shane actively supports STEM and charitable activities within Tasmania.

Rob Rorrison

Chair

Rob started his career as a Chartered Account before joining Macquarie Group’s Investment Banking business where he worked for 25 years, including as Chairman Asia for Macquarie Capital’s Asian Resources business.

Over his career Rob has worked across Finance, Capital Markets, M&A, Principal Investments and Corporate Restructuring businesses in Australia, Asia and the UK.

In addition to his role with Climate Capital, Rob has a number of other directorships and advisory positions. He has previously held Board positions in Listed Companies in North America, Asia and Australia.

Simon Bresnehan

Investment Manager

Simon is responsible for financial and investment management.

Simon has extensive financial modelling, analysis and portfolio management experience within energy transmission and distribution, ethical investment, and institutional investment management.

As well as his energy sector expertise, Simon has a broad base of experience in public service, governance and compliance, and serves on the Board and Reconciliation Action Plan Committee of a well-established charitable organisation.

Fiona Walsh

Corporate Accountant

Fiona joined Climate Capital in May 2024 and is an experienced corporate accountant with over 18 years experience across the financial services and FMCG industries in both private and publicly listed companies.

Fiona’s primary focus is the financial reporting and financial management of the group.
She is passionate about the environment and holds a combined Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania. In her spare time Fiona supports the local community through serving on local not-for-profit boards.

Jason Hill

Asset Manager

Jason joined Climate Capital in September 2024 and is responsible for asset management.

With 12 years of experience in the energy sector, he began his career in oil and gas before transitioning to hydrogen and carbon utilisation projects. He has supported research and development portfolios through collaborations with universities and early-stage technology companies.

Jason has held diverse engineering and project management roles across large-scale operations, both on-site and office-based, in Australia and internationally.