DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), (Nasdaq:MBII), a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, today announced that James Iademarco has joined the company as its President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. 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.
Pam Marrone, Chief Executive Officer of Marrone Bio Innovations, said, "We are very pleased to have an experienced executive join MBI from the agriculture, industrial fermentation and materials industries to drive excellence throughout our operations. I expect that we will be a powerful team as we continue to implement our growth strategy and sharpen our focus on driving value to our shareholders."
Most recently, Mr. Iademarco founded and ran Strategic Avalanche, a global consulting firm focused on the agriculture, biotechnology, renewable chemicals and material sectors. Strategic Avalanche enabled sustainable growth and value creation for a range of companies and was tasked to assess operations, refine business models, identify partnerships, structure go-to-market initiatives and raise strategic capital. Prior to founding Avalanche, Mr. Iademarco was Vice President of Integration for Biomedical Materials and Vice President, Biobased Chemicals and Materials for Royal DSM in Europe. Prior to DSM, he was General Manager, Biomaterials, New Business Ventures, for Bayer Crop Science, where he led strategic investments spanning agricultural biotechnology, nutrition and biofuels and led teams to create a new biomaterials platform and to leverage existing agriculture trait technologies. Before Bayer, he was Director of Business Development for Diversa and he held several positions of increasing responsibility at Monsanto Company and Solutia. He started his career at Monsanto in crop protection sales and marketing.
"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."
Elin Miller, MBI's Chairwoman of the Board, commented, "We are excited to bring on an executive with James' level of operational expertise. The Board looks forward to working closely with James and Pam to help drive MBI's value."
About Marrone Bio Innovations
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (Nasdaq:MBII) is a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets. Our effective and environmentally responsible solutions help customers operate more sustainably while controlling pests, improving plant health, and increasing crop yields. We have a proprietary discovery process, a rapid development platform, and a robust pipeline of pest management and plant health product candidates. At Marrone Bio Innovations we are dedicated to pioneering better biopesticides that support a better tomorrow for users around the globe. For more information, please visit www.marronebio.com.
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