Global Head of Technology and R&D at ENEXIO Management GmbH in Bochum. He holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from Stellenbosch University and a MBA from the University of the Witwatersrand. Dr. Zapke and has been appointed as an Associate Professor Extraordinary in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University. Following the completion of his studies he joined Kelvion where he gained experience in excess of 15 years in design and project execution activities in the petrochemical and power industries.