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Aurora Biofuels Appoints Robert Walsh Chief Executive, Announces Scientific Advisory Board Addition | Full Story
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Aurora Biofuels Appoints Robert Walsh Chief Executive, Announces Scientific Advisory Board Addition
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Aurora Biofuels has named Robert Walsh its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
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With over 25 years in the traditional petroleum industry and recent corporate leadership experience in the advanced biofuels space, Walsh will bring his experience to Aurora as the company continues to develop its proprietary algae technology and expand production of commercial quantities of algal fuel.
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With the appointment of Walsh, Matthew Caspari, a founder and the company's previous Chief Executive, will become Vice President of Business Development.
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"After years leading companies in the traditional petroleum and biofuels industries, and knowing what it takes to transition from the lab to the market, I see that the exceptionally strong science and engineering at Aurora Biofuels makes us particularly well-positioned for this journey, and I'm excited to join the team," said Walsh.
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Walsh is a renowned transportation fuels executive with more than 28 years of global petroleum industry experience including 26 years at Royal Dutch Shell.
From 2001 to 2005, he was General Manager Supply for Shell Europe Oil Products where he was responsible for $30 billion in annual revenue.
He was most recently President of advanced biofuel company LS9, Inc.
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"With Bob Walsh joining the team, we can now move quickly towards commercializing this proprietary technology."