In California, Marrone Bio Innovations has announced James Iademarco as its new President and Chief Operating Officer. Iademarco will have responsibility for directing operations of the company, including sales, marketing, manufacturing and corporate infrastructure, with a particular focus on driving sustainable revenue growth.
Iademarco moved to Marrone from Strategic Avalanche, a global consulting firm focused on the agriculture, biotech, and renewable chemicals and materials sectors that he founded and ran. He has also served as the Vice President of Integration for Biomedical Materials and the Vice President of Biobased Chemicals and Materials for Royal DSM in Europe. He also held leadership positions for Bayer Crop Science and Monsanto.
“I am thrilled to join MBI in a key senior leadership position,” said Mr. Iademarco. “We have a great opportunity to develop the most exciting segment of ag inputs — biologicals for pest management and plant health. I am very impressed by MBI’s position in the market, with a number of science-based, effective products already launched, and with a strong and promising pipeline of new products. I look forward to working with the Board, our management team and employees to ensure that we work hard to drive growth, enhance our market leadership position and create sustainable value for our shareholders.”
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