Alex Zapantis has been appointed general manager for the Asia-Pacific division of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, the organization announced Monday.
Zapantis for a decade worked with Rio Tinto Energy and Rio Tinto Coal Australia, focusing on energy and climate policy, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas management, and product stewardship as applied to coal and uranium. He has also served on the boards of the Energy Policy Institute of Australia, Australian Coal Association Low Emissions Technology Ltd., the World Coal Association, and the Coal Industry Advisory Board to the International Energy Agency.
“Alex brings to the role a deep passion and long-abiding interest in CCS, from both a technology and policy perspective. He will bring a wealth of commercial and government knowledge to the Institute on energy and sustainability matters,” Brad Page, CEO of the Global CCS Institute, said in a release.
