I am a Chemical engineer by background with a specialization in environmental management and industrial environmental economics. I have more than 36 years of experience working in the field of sustainability and sustainable industrial development.

Experience

  • –present
    Professor and United Nations High Level Champions (UNHLC) Lead on Waste, Stellenbosch University

Education

  • 2000 
    Lund University, PhD, engineering

Honours

Engineering Icons 2023, Royal Academy of Engineering

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