TerraVia (Solazyme) Announces Appointment of Food Industry Veteran Irene Chang Britt to the Board of Directors
March 15 2016 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Former President of Pepperidge Farm and SVP
Global Baking and Snacking, Campbell Soup Co.
Solazyme, Inc. (Nasdaq:SZYM), now known as TerraVia™, a pioneer
in algae innovation and a food, nutrition and specialty ingredients
company, has announced last week that former President, Pepperidge
Farm, Senior Vice President of Global Baking and Snacking at the
Campbell Soup Company, Irene Chang Britt, has joined the Solazyme
(TerraVia) Board of Directors.
“We are excited to welcome Irene to the board. With her deep
experience in the food industry, Irene understands how our
innovative algae ingredients address key market needs in the food
industry,” said Jonathan Wolfson, CEO, TerraVia. “We look forward
to her insight and guidance as we focus on growing our food and
nutrition business under TerraVia.”
“Companies across the food industry are increasingly focused on
delivering truly innovative products that transform the nutrition
profile of the foods we all love without sacrificing their great
taste,” said Britt. “TerraVia’s ingredients platform is
well-positioned to help the food industry get there today, and I
look forward to adding my expertise and voice to the board.”
Over the course of her nearly 30-year career, Irene Chang Britt
has a history of leading and transforming businesses in the food
and consumer product industries. She spent the last decade of her
career at Campbell Soup, where in her most recent role she
concurrently led the Connecticut-based Pepperidge Farm business and
held oversight for Campbell’s Global Baking and Snacking business.
Previously, as Campbell’s Chief Strategy Officer, Ms. Chang Britt
designed and implemented the company’s global strategy, with a
major focus on consumer-driven innovation in products and packaging
as the primary driver of growth. Before Campbell, Ms. Chang Britt
worked at both Kraft and Nabisco, where she held a number of senior
management roles in the U.S. and Canada. She also is a seasoned
board professional, currently serving on the boards of Dunkin
Brands Group Inc. and Tailored Brands Inc., and formerly on the
board of Sunoco Inc. She holds a Master of Business Administration
from the University of Western Ontario.
Ms. Chang Britt will be joining current Board members Michael
Arbige, Vice President, Research and Development, DuPont Industrial
Biosciences; Ian Clark, CEO of Genentech; James Craigie, Chairman
and former CEO of Church & Dwight Co.; Jerry Fiddler, founder
and former CEO of Wind River Systems; Gary Pfeiffer, former CFO of
DuPont; and Jonathan Wolfson, Chairman, CEO and co-founder of
Solazyme.
About TerraVia™Solazyme (to be renamed TerraVia™), is a
next generation food, nutrition and specialty ingredients company
that harnesses the power of algae, the mother of all plants and
earth’s original superfood. With a portfolio of breakthrough
ingredients and manufacturing, the Company is well positioned to
help meet the growing need of consumer packaged goods and
established and emerging food manufacturers to improve the
nutritional profile of foods without sacrificing taste, and to
develop select consumer brands. The Company also manufacturers a
range of specialty personal care ingredients for key strategic
partners. Headquartered in South San Francisco, the Company’s
mission is to create products that are truly better for people and
better for the planet. For additional information, please visit
TerraVia’s website at www.terravia.com.
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