BAINBRIDGE, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Danimer Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: DNMR), a leading, next-generation bioplastics company focused on the production of biodegradable materials, is pleased to announce that Dr. David Moody and Mr. Richard Altice have been appointed as members of Danimer’s Board of Directors. Dr. Moody’s appointment is effective immediately, and Mr. Altice’s appointment is effective as of April 15, 2024.
Dr. David J. Moody currently is a member of the Board of Directors of Jadex Inc., a US-based manufacturing and material science company utilizing innovation and technology to develop sustainable products that serve the medical, industrial and consumer markets. Dr. Moody previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Jadex from March 2021 through July 2023, and before that served in various roles of increasing responsibility at Milliken & Company culminating in the role of Executive Vice President and Division President, Chemicals. Dr. Moody has over thirty years’ experience managing chemical and polymer related businesses in various leadership roles and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Wofford College and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Richard N. Altice most recently retired from NatureWorks, a developer and manufacturer of biopolymers (polylactic acid), where he served as President and CEO for five years. Prior to NatureWorks, Mr. Altice was the Senior Vice President and President of PolyOne’s Designed Structures and Solutions, a polymer and plastics converting and food packaging business, formerly known as Spartech. Additionally, Mr. Altice was Vice President of Hexion’s Global Specialty Epoxy resin business and was formerly the President of Solutia’s Technical Specialties division, responsible for the global rubber chemicals and specialty fluids businesses. Mr. Altice has over thirty years of sales, marketing, operational and management experience in the specialty chemicals and biopolymer industries and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
With these changes, Danimer’s Board will be comprised of eleven directors.
“We are honored to have David and Rich join our Board of Directors,” said Stephen Croskrey, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. “Each brings valuable perspectives and experience to our Company as our proprietary biobased and biodegradable polymer, Nodax®, finds increasing applications in the market and we seek to rapidly grow our business.”
John Amboian, Lead Independent Director and Chairman of Danimer’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, said, “David and Rich’s appointments are the culmination of a robust search process. We believe they bring the right mix of skills, perspectives, and industry-specific experience that will help Danimer execute its strategic plan and achieve its goals.”
About Danimer Scientific
Danimer is a pioneer in creating more sustainable, more natural ways to make plastic products. For more than a decade, its renewable and sustainable biopolymers have helped create plastic products that are biodegradable and compostable and return to nature instead of polluting our lands and waters. Danimer’s technology can be found in a vast array of plastic end products that people use every day. Applications for its biopolymers include additives, aqueous coatings, fibers, films and injection-molded articles, among others. Danimer holds more than 430 granted patents and pending patent applications in more than 20 countries for a range of manufacturing processes and biopolymer formulations. For more information, visit https://danimerscientific.com.
