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John Melo has 30 years of combined experience as an entrepreneur and thought leader in developing and growing technology companies and as a senior executive in the Oil & Gas industry. As President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Melo has led Amyris through successful technology development, industrial start up, product development and commercialization and a series of funding rounds, including the initial public offering. Before joining Amyris in 2007, Mr. Melo served in various senior executive positions at BP Plc (formerly British Petroleum) most recently as President of U.S. fuels operations where he successfully led a business transformation and significantly improved the financial performance. During his tenure at BP, Mr. Melo also served as Chief Information Officer of the refining and marketing segment; Senior Advisor for e-business strategy to Lord Browne, BP group chief executive; and Director of global brand development. In this last role, he helped develop the “Helios” re-branding effort. Before joining BP, Mr. Melo was with Ernst & Young. Mr. Melo currently serves on the board of directors of Renmatix Inc., serves on the board of directors of BayBio, serves on the Bio Industrial and Environmental section governing board, is a member of the Council for the Portuguese Diaspora and is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). He was formerly an appointed member to the U.S. section of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum. When not working on the mission of making sustainable chemistry mainstream or championing the eradication of malaria, John enjoys skiing, reading and time with his family on the island of Pico in the Azores, his childhood home.

Mr. Marucci is a Founder of Celldex and serves as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to his appointment as President and CEO in 2008, Mr. Marucci served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Celldex. Celldex, founded in 2004 as a subsidiary of Medarex (Medarex is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb), was initially spun out as an independent private company in October 2005 with the asset acquisition of CDX-110 from Alteris Therapeutics, Inc. and the acquisition of Lorantis Limited (Cambridge, UK). In addition to these acquisitions, Mr. Marucci is also responsible for the AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. and Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. merger completed during the first quarter of 2008 and the acquisition of CuraGen Corporation completed in the third quarter of 2009. He was Treasurer of Medarex from December 1998 to March 2004, where he held a series of senior financial positions since December 1998. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of BioNJ and also served as its Treasurer through 2010. Mr. Marucci received his B.S. in Accounting from Kean University and his M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Mr. Greenman was named our President and Chief Executive Officer in April 2011. He had been Cerus' Chief Business Officer since April 2010. Previously, he was senior vice president, business development and marketing. From 2006 to 2008, he held the position of president, Cerus Europe, and prior to that, he served as vice president, business development. Prior to joining Cerus in 1995 as director of business development, he worked in various marketing and business development positions in Baxter's Biotech Division from 1991 to 1995. Mr. Greenman currently is a member of the Board of Directors of Aduro Biotech. He received his B.A.S. in Economics and Biological Sciences from Stanford University.

An accomplished Board Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and civic leader, with a career built on professional will and personal humility. Strengths: Moral Fortitude, General Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Applied Technology, Deal Making. (Note: Please do not use LinkedIn email to request meetings or responses. I rarely check LinkedIn email and even less frequently respond. I ask respectfully, so we both use our time and efforts productively. Thank you.)

Vijay Samant is a Board Member at Brickell Biotech Inc. He has worked as President/CEO at Vical; Trustee at International Vaccine Institute (IVI); and VP:Vaccine/Exec Dir:Materials Mgmt at MERCK & CO., INC.. Vijay studied at Columbia University, University of Mumbai, and MIT Sloan.

Mike Miller is a Founder at STEALTH TECHNOLOGIES INC., Board Member at ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, and Chief Executive Officer at ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS. He has worked as Chairman at ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS. Mike attended Michigan State University.

After receiving his BS in organic chemistry from Colorado State, Dr. Maxey worked as a medicinal chemist at the Upjohn Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He entered medical school at the University of Michigan in 1980, and after graduation, dedicated his full attention to Cayman Chemical, a research biochemical company he started while still a medical student. Dr. Maxey has been a consultant and expert witness for multiple pharmaceutical companies, as well as a contributing editor and reviewer for Prostaglandins and Lipid Mediators.