Amyris Inc
Officers & Directors
John Melo
John Melo has nearly three decades of combined experience as an entrepreneur and
thought leader in the global fuels industry and technology innovation. Mr. Melo
has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director since January 2007 and
our President since January 2008. Before joining Amyris, Mr. Melo served in various
senior executive positions at BP Plc (formerly British Petroleum), one of the
world’s largest energy firms, from 1997 to 2006, most recently as President
of U.S. Fuels Operations from 2004 until December 2006, and previously as Chief
Information Officer of the refining and marketing segment from 2001 to 2003, Senior
Advisor for e-business strategy to Lord Browne, BP Chief Executive, from 2000
to 2001, and Director of Global Brand Development from 1999 to 2000. Before joining
BP, Mr. Melo was with Ernst & Young, an accounting firm, from 1996 to 1997,
and a member of the management teams of several startup companies, including Computer
Aided Services, a management systems integration company, and Alldata Corporation,
a provider of automobile repair software to the automotive service industry. Mr.
Melo currently serves on the board of directors of U.S. Venture, Inc. and Renmatix
Inc., and also serves as Vice Chairman of the board of directors of BayBio. Mr.
Melo was formerly an appointed member to the U.S. section of the U.S.-Brazil CEO
Forum.
Kathleen Valiasek
Kathleen Valiasek has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2017.
Prior to joining us, Ms. Valiasek served as Chief Executive Officer of a finance
and strategic consulting firm she founded in 1994, in this capacity she worked
closely with the senior management teams of fast-growing companies including start-ups,
venture-backed and Fortune 500 companies. Prior to this, she served in key venture
capital, real estate development and accounting roles. Ms. Valiasek holds a Bachelor
of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Joel Cherry, Ph.D.
Dr. Joel Cherry has served as our President of Research and Development since
July 2011 and previously as our Senior Vice President of Research Programs and
Operations since November 2008. Before joining Amyris, Dr. Cherry was Senior Director
of Bioenergy Biotechnology at Novozymes, a biotechnology company focusing on development
and manufacture of industrial enzymes from 1992 to November 2008. At Novozymes,
he served in a variety of R&D scientific and management positions, including
membership in Novozymes’ International R&D Management team, and as Principal
Investigator and Director of the BioEnergy Project, a U.S. Department of Energy-funded
$18 million effort initiated in 2000. Dr. Cherry holds a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Chemistry from Carleton College and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biochemistry
from the University of New Hampshire.
Amyris Inc currently has 440 employees.
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