Celero names Peter Leahy to advisory board

By AI, Created 10:51 PM UTC, June 01, 2026, /AGP/ – Celero Infrastructure has appointed former Australian Army chief Lieutenant General Peter Leahy AC to its Advisory Board as the Melbourne-based company pushes a large pipeline of battery storage and hyperscale data centre projects across four states. The move signals how energy and digital infrastructure are becoming more closely tied to Australia’s economic resilience and national security.

Why it matters: - Celero Infrastructure is pairing grid-scale batteries with hyperscale data centres in projects it says are central to Australia’s energy transition and critical infrastructure needs. - The appointment adds national security and governance experience at a time when energy assets and digital capacity are increasingly viewed as strategic infrastructure. - Celero is advancing a pipeline approaching 6 GW of battery energy storage system capacity and more than 2 GW of data centre capacity across Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and South Australia.

What happened: - Celero Infrastructure announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Peter Leahy AC to its Advisory Board on June 1, 2026. - Leahy is the former Chief of the Australian Army and served 37 years in the force. - Celero said Leahy joins a growing panel of senior advisors supporting the company’s development plans.

The details: - Leahy led the Australian Army from 2002 to 2008, the longest tenure in the role since General Sir Harry Chauvel in the 1920s. - His Army career included six years as Chief of Army, during a period of operational deployment, doctrinal reform and capability expansion. - After leaving the Army, Leahy became foundation Director and Professor of the National Security Institute at the University of Canberra. - Leahy has also served on the boards of ASX-listed defence and technology companies including Codan, Electro Optic Systems and Citadel Group. - Leahy is a Companion of the Order of Australia. - Celero’s Digital Energy Hub model combines transmission-connected, grid-forming battery storage with hyperscale data centre load. - The company is headquartered in Melbourne and is Australian-owned and privately backed. - Celero said its development team includes people with experience from the regulator, network and developer sides of Australia’s electricity market.

Between the lines: - The appointment suggests Celero wants board-level credibility in both national security and infrastructure policy as it scales a complex project pipeline. - Leahy’s background aligns with Celero’s pitch that energy and digital infrastructure now sit closer to sovereignty and security, not just utilities and real estate. - Tony Concannon, Celero’s Executive Chair, said Leahy’s strategic judgment and governance discipline will strengthen the board and sharpen decision-making. - Leahy said Celero is building the kind of domestically grounded capability Australia needs and that he will support the team as it moves from pipeline to delivery.

What’s next: - Celero will continue advancing its multi-state pipeline of battery storage and data centre developments. - The company’s next phase will likely focus on turning its announced projects into delivered infrastructure. - The advisory board addition appears aimed at supporting that transition as the portfolio grows.