Kane Thornton

Kane Thornton is Chief Executive of the Clean Energy Council, the peak body for the clean energy industry in Australia.

Kane has more than a decade's experience in energy policy and leadership in the development of the renewable energy industry. Kane has advocated for and helped design the policies that have been critical to the renewable energy industry's growth, and continues to be an active political advocate, public presenter, and media spokesperson.

His previous roles include senior manager and advisor for Hydro Tasmania – Australia's largest generator of renewable energy – and executive officer of Renewable Energy Generators Australia.

Kane has broad international management experience having previously worked in technology, living and working in Asia. He has held a range of advisory and board roles with government and non-government organizations in the climate change and energy sector and is a non-executive director of Sustainability Victoria.

Kane is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a Master in Social Science and a Bachelor of Information Technology.