A visionary leader, Raoul Witteveen brings more than a decade of clean energy industry experience to Net Zero Hydrogen. He previously founded and scaled Sunrock, a leading provider of solar energy in the Netherlands; was a seed investor in Madrid-based Soto Solar and SkyNRG, the global leader in sustainable aviation fuel solutions. As president and COO of Interpool, he led the container leasing company through its IPO and $2.4 billion sale. Raoul earned a degree in economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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The former CEO of Bols Royal Distilleries and of Remy Cointreau, Robert-Jan van Ogtrop is the founder and acting chairman of the Circle Economy, a social enterprise working to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. He also serves on the advisory board of CVC Capital Partners. Determined to combine his business expertise with initiatives focused on sustainability, conservation, and business development in Africa and Europe, Robert-Jan is chairman of African Parks Network, chairman of the Nairobi-based TBL Mirror Fund, and co-founder of the Foundation for Natural Leadership, as well as a non-executive board member of several companies. He earned both a bachelor’s degree in economics and an MBA from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Philip Leveson, Ph.D. is an expert in chemical process intensification, specializing in combustion science, catalysis, and heat transfer. He has conducted extensive research in these areas at the University of Campinas in Brazil, Newcastle University in England, and Clarkson University in New York. With several patents to his name, he has designed advanced industrial processes, managed manufacturing, and deployed field systems for gasification, fuel reforming, gas-to-liquids synthesis, and biodiesel production. Before co-founding Net Zero Hydrogen in 2005 as ZeroPoint Clean Tech, he served as chief technology officer of NextGen Fuel. Philip earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering with a concentration in fuel technology from Sheffield University.
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Xaan de Kock is a highly accomplished chemical engineer with a proven track record of delivering successful projects in the energy industry. He obtained his chemical engineering degree from the University of Stellenbosch and spent most of his career at the world's largest coal gasification company, where he spent over a decade in the fields of Gasification, Fischer-Tropsch (both Gas-To-Liquids and Coal-To-Liquids Synthesis), Catalysis, Fuel Reforming, Commissioning of mega projects, Gas separation, and Petrochemical Refining. He also has expertise in Digitalization as a Chemical Process Specialist, having developed predictive tools for asset health monitoring and prediction in partnership with Bain&Company. Xaan held various leadership roles at the company before transitioning to the renewables industry, where in his role as Chief Operating Officer, he is further developing operations of a best-in-class biomass gasification technology.
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Thomas Naumann is the Head of Germany and Engineering Lead, as well as the Founder and Owner of Naumann Engineering, an engineering firm. He holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Applied Science Mittweida and has over 10 years of experience in developing gasification and related auxiliary systems, as well as designing gasification plants and equipment. Naumann's expertise includes conceptual design, feasibility studies, detailed engineering, and more recently, project development. He has a proven track record of successfully delivering projects from concept to commissioning, and has worked with clients across various industrial sectors, including energy, chemicals, and waste management.
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