Genencor appoints new Executive Vice President - Technical Enzymes

Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, today announced that Dr. Glenn E. Nedwin will join the Division as Executive Vice President – Technical Enzymes, effective Oct. 1, 2007.

As a member of the Genencor Senior Management Team, Dr. Nedwin will head the division’s activities in Grain Processing (which includes current fuel ethanol business), Textiles, Specialties & Market Development. He will report directly to Genencor’s CEO Tjerk de Ruiter.

Dr. Nedwin comes to Genencor from being Interim President and Chief Science Officer at Dyadic International, Inc., a biotech company active in the bioenergy and industrial enzymes fields.

Prior to joining Dyadic, Dr. Nedwin was President of Novozymes, Inc., where he established the company’s US R&D headquarters for Novozymes A/S, as well being active in business development. In addition to his 14+ years with Novozymes, his career has included key positions with XOMA Corporation, Ideon Corporation, Molecular Therapeutics, Inc., and Genentech, Inc.
 
Dr. Nedwin’s appointment continues to enhance Genencor’s world-class organization and Management Team. “He brings both established leadership and international business experience with him to the division,” said Tjerk de Ruiter, CEO of Genencor. “Our goal is to be the growth engine of Industrial Biotechnology and Dr. Nedwin’s experience and vision will certainly help us get there.” 
 
In addition to de Ruiter and Nedwin, the Genencor Senior Management Team includes James Laughton, Executive Vice President – Food & Feed; Philippe Lavielle, Executive Vice President – Business Development; Michael Arbige, PhD., Executive Vice President – Technology; Carole Cobb, Senior Vice President – Global Supply; Jim Sjoerdsma, Senior Vice President – Human Resources; and Andrew Ashworth, Vice President – Finance.

For further information, please contact:

Ana Maria Bravo-Angel, European Media Contact 
Tel: + 31 71 5686 168
E-mail: anamaria.bravo@danisco.com

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