Morgan R. Anderson

Leadership team member reporting to the CEO. Delivering >$150 million sales at >35% EBITDA with double digit growth. Managing a team of direct reports in 12 countries on 3 continents. Negotiated take or pay long term supply agreements valued in excess of $350 million on all three continents securing the viability of the company.

Sales and Customer Service and R&D responsibility for South, Central and North America. Built the business from zero to delivering exponential growth in a >$100 million market growing 15% annually in spite of significantly higher COGS compared with the dominant local incumbent. Creating an organization from scratch capable of sustaining continued exceptional growth. Board member of the Biodegradable Products Institute, the certifying body for compostable food serviceware in the US.

Focus on developing strategic partnerships with key players in the region. Negotiation of joint venture agreements for PLA production securing an outlet for lactic acid, initially with Indorama and latterly with Total. Leading project for alternative non-food feedstocks. Core team member of the Oil Palm Biomass Center, a Malaysian Government consortium that helped define the Malaysian national biomass strategy.

Responsible for strategy development and implementation. Grew company from 4 people to 140. Proposed and championed acquisition of Velocys Inc (world's leading microchannel reactor company) to the supervisory board. Led technical due diligence of Velocys acquisition. Led integration of Velocys business development into Oxford Catalysts Group. Member of the UK Government Thematic Working Group on thermochemical conversion of biomass. Chaired and presented at numerous industry conferences such as the World Bank Global Gas Flaring Reduction Forum, the World Gas to Liquid Conference, the World XTL Summit and at BioMalaysia. External Examiner for Cardiff University School of Chemistry.

P&L responsibility for the above business. Achievements: Net Sales annualised average growth rate of 35%. Gross Margin annualised average growth rate of 42%. Responsible for strategy development and implementation.