Andrew Meyer Joins Cobalts Executive Team

Meyer will be responsible for leading Cobalt’s effort to commercialize biobutanol, while driving partnership development.

“Our current focus is on forming the partnerships to execute our first commercial facilities globally,” said Rick Wilson CEO of Cobalt Technologies.  “Andy is a fantastic choice for leading our commercialization efforts, given his experience building value for shareholders in a startup environment at Amryis, and for his deep understanding of both the fuels and chemicals markets.”

Meyer comes to Cobalt from Amyris where he was director of Supply and Distribution, having built the company’s fuels marketing efforts from inception.  Prior to Amyris, Meyer held senior commercial roles at both Chevron and BP, where he was responsible for chemicals and fuels marketing and procurement, in addition to having significant engineering and plant startup roles.

“Cobalt has had a momentous year – opening a pilot plant, announcing scientific breakthroughs with beetle-kill wood, partnering with the Navy to make jet fuel –and I’m excited to be part of its executive team,” said Meyer. “My goal is to put in place the value chain to drive our top line growth, enabling the company to realize the tremendous bottom line opportunity created by the technology. 

Meyer will be the seventh addition to the executive team joining Rick Wilson, CEO; Steven Shevick, CFO; Mark Dinello, SVP, Engineering; Gregory W. Luli, Ph.D, SVP of Research and Development; David Walther, Ph.D., Director of Engineering; and Stacy Burns-Guydish, Ph.D., Director, Microbiology.