Dr. Gunther Kracker is the Head of Product Management & Cost Estimation for product line Sustainable Hydrocarbon Solutions in Linde Engineering. With Linde Engineering since 2004, his experience in the petrochemical industry includes working as Lead Process Engineer for major steam cracker grassroot and revamp projects. From 2013 to 2020 Gunther was heading the Process Engineering for Petrochemical Plants, since 2017 his team of process engineers also included the process engineering group for cracking furnace design. Since 2021 he was leading Product Management & Cost Estimation for Petrochemical Plants, from 2023 on his responsibility extended to natural gas plants and petrochemical plants in the new product line Sustainable Hydrocarbon Solutions. Gunther earned his MA and Ph.D. degrees in process engineering at the University of Technology in Graz, Austria.