Microbia PE Adds Nutritional Ingredient Industry Veteran Charles Walton to Senior Manag...(nt. Prior to that he served as Director ...)

Date:1/12/2009

nt. Prior to that, he served as Director of Product Development and Innovation for Bravo! Brands, after serving 17 years with DSM Nutritional products (formerly Roche Vitamins, Inc.). At Roche Vitamins, Mr. Walton was a Senior Account Manager and a major contributor to product design and new product introductions specializing in the food and beverage industry representing more than $30 million in revenue. At DSM Nutritional, Mr. Walton received five President's Achievement awards for outstanding sales and three top supplier awards from major food and beverage manufacturers. Mr. Walton holds a B.S. in Marketing and Business Administration from Saint Cloud State University.

ABOUT MICROBIA PE (http://www.microbia-pe.com)

Microbia is an industrial biotechnology company applying proprietary metabolic engineering approaches to create novel, commercially valuable specialty ingredients and biomaterials. Microbia's products are generated from renewable raw materials and either replace existing petrochemical-derived counterparts in a cost-effective manner, or introduce new industrial chemicals with applications as novel biomaterials. Microbia is commercializing its technology through internal product development programs as well as strategic alliances, including an ongoing multiproduct joint development and commercialization agreement with Tate & Lyle Investments, Ltd. Microbia was established in 2006 as a majority-owned subsidiary of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and is based in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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