Alex was appointed to the Fichtner (FAUS) Advisory Board in 2025. He previously was the CEO of Fichtner Australia and set up the Australian business in 2021and built on the strength and the well-established global expertise and experience of the German parent company.  As CEO, he was responsible for the growth of the renewable engineering consulting business in the areas of renewable Hydrogen and derivatives such as ammonia, methanol , efuels,  Solar PV, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), BESS and thermal storage, Energy from Waste (EfW) and Pumped Hydro. Prior to working for Fichtner, Alex developed and grew the Clean Energy business for BOC /Linde and was one of the pioneers in advocating the need for the energy transition and developed the early pilot Hydrogen projects. He was one of the founding directors of the Australian Hydrogen Council. He is a senior executive with 30+ years experience in the traditional oil & gas industries (15 years with Shell), then moving into renewable energy and both locally and globally.