Alex Zapantis

Alex joined the Global CCS Institute in 2016 and has held three General Management roles before moving into his current position as Head of the Asia Pacific Region. Alex’s work has focused on climate change and CCS since 2006 when he moved into a corporate management role focussed on climate risk and product stewardship at Rio Tinto Energy. Prior to that he was the Health, Safety and Environment Manager at Rio Tinto’s Ranger Uranium mine. The first 12 years of Alex’s career were in Government and the university sector focused on radiation management and safety, nuclear policy and environmental regulation including five years as an Assistant Secretary in the Australian Environment Department. Alex has a Degree in Applied Science with a major in Physics, a Graduate Diploma in Health & Medical Physics and an MBA.