Gevo, Inc. announced that Damien Perriman has been hired as Chief Business Development Officer to lead the effort to bring in new business in a wider variety of industry sectors and expand the brand footprint for the company. Damien is a highly experienced business executive with proven thought leadership and a track record for establishing partnerships with companies looking to engage with disruptive bio-based technologies. His most recent position was as Senior Vice President, Specialty Products for Genomatica, a company focused on accelerating the transition to sustainable materials by developing and producing intermediate and basic chemicals from plant-based sources.

Damien has a broad background in leadership and strategy, particularly in bringing bio-based technologies to market and ensuring their impact and profitability during the launch phase. He held business development lead roles at Verdezyne and contributed to bioscience ventures at Dow Chemical. Additionally, Damien served as a liaison at the Queensland Government Trade Office for the Americas, facilitating business development projects between Australian biotech firms and U.S. companies while providing input for policy direction to legislators and regulatory bodies.

Damien earned his BSc in industrial chemistry from the University of New South Wales. He went on to receive his MBA from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.