EMERYVILLE, Calif.,
Aug. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS), a leading synthetic
biotechnology company in Clean Health and Beauty markets through
its consumer brands and a top supplier of sustainable and natural
ingredients, today announced the appointment of Sheila Shekar Pollak as Chief Marketing Officer
of its Biossance™ Clean Beauty skincare brand. Sheila has a proven
track record in developing and executing world-class brand and
marketing strategies that deliver high growth consumer brands.
Most recently, Sheila was the Chief Marketing Officer of
Athleta, a subsidiary of Gap, Inc., one of the fastest-growing
women's apparel brands in the United
States. Since joining in 2011, she played an integral role
in defining and bringing to life Athleta's mission to
ignite a community of active, healthy, confident women and girls
who empower one another to realize their limitless potential. She
spearheaded the company's Power of She platform, launched the
Athleta Girl brand, led Athleta in becoming a B Corp (corporations
that balance purpose and profit) and changed the future of
female athlete sponsorships by signing on the most highly
decorated track and field athlete, Allyson
Felix. Prior to Athleta, she held global marketing
leadership roles at Gap and Banana Republic. Sheila was
recently honored as one of the 2020 AdWeek Women's Trailblazer
Award winners and Brand Innovators' Top 100 Women in Brand
Marketing.
"We are very pleased to welcome Sheila in joining us to
accelerate the growth and to build upon the consumer love and
strong brand value of Biossance," said Amyris President and Chief
Executive Officer John Melo.
"Biossance is currently on what is expected to be its fourth
consecutive record quarter with strong sales from on-line channels,
through our partner Sephora, and now also rapid international
expansion."
"I'm thrilled to join the Biossance team and truly believe that
today's consumers can have it all ‒ a beautiful, clinically proven
product that is clean and supported by sustainability-focused
business practices," said Sheila Shekar
Pollak. "Amyris and I share the same philosophy and passion
when it comes to using business as a force for good to protect
people, animals and our planet. Biossance's unique market
differentiation and award-winning products make it a standout in
the clean skincare field and I'm excited to help accelerate growth
of one of the most consumer-loved brands."
About Amyris
Amyris (Nasdaq: AMRS) is a science
and technology leader in the research, development and production
of sustainable ingredients for the Clean Health & Beauty and
Flavors & Fragrances markets. Amyris uses an impressive array
of exclusive technologies, including state-of-the-art machine
learning, robotics and artificial intelligence. Our ingredients are
included in over 3,000 products from the world's top brands,
reaching more than 200 million consumers. Amyris is proud to own
three consumer brands - all built around its No Compromise® promise
of clean ingredients: Biossance™ clean beauty skincare, Pipette™
clean baby skincare and Purecane™, a zero-calorie sweetener
naturally derived from sugarcane. For more information, please
visit www.amyris.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains
forward-looking statements, and any statements other than
statements of historical fact could be deemed to be forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements include, among other
things, statements regarding future events, such as expected
revenue from domestic and international sales. These
statements are based on management's current expectations, and
actual results and future events may differ materially due to risks
and uncertainties, including risks related to Amyris' liquidity and
ability to fund operating and capital expenses, risks related to
potential delays or failures in development, production and
commercialization of products, risks related to Amyris' reliance on
third parties, and other risks detailed from time to time in
filings Amyris makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Amyris disclaims any
obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events,
or otherwise.
Amyris, the Amyris logo, No Compromise, Biossance, Pipette, and
Purecane are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amyris, Inc. in
the U.S. and/or other countries.
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