Tim Lester is a non-executive director of the Australian based public company, green hydrogen developer and producer, Infinite Green Energy Ltd and is the lead principal of advisory and consultancy firm, Jameson Boyce Partners. Tim has an outstanding global background in legal, corporate and finance transactions as well as in corporate governance and strategy built over 29+ years working across and living in Australia, Hong Kong, Tokyo and London. He is an expert in bilateral relations between Australia and Japan and fluent in Japanese. Supporting the value he brings to the AJBCC, Tim has led and advised on some of the largest and most complex projects and transactions in the region and has particularly deep experience across the energy, green energy and resources sectors. In addition to his background as a partner and managing partner of global law firms and organisations in Australia and Japan, Tim’s expertise and experience is also built on his many years of chairing industry bodies and not for profit organisations (as well sitting on their boards) – such as the ANZCCJ, the Australia Japan Foundation and many others, his long history of working across Sydney, Perth and Tokyo and advising and supporting Governments (and their agencies) in Australia, in Japan and the region on trade and investment initiatives and policy. Tim is also currently Chair of the AJBCC’s Clean Energy Transition Sub-Committee.