Amyris Appoints Gregory Manuel Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy

Business Wire, June 22, 2009

Alternative Energy and Public Policy Expert to Help Navigate Commercialization of Amyris's Renewable Products in the United States, Brazil, and Beyond

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Amyris today announced the appointment of Gregory Manuel to the new position of senior vice president, corporate development and strategy. Manuel, an expert in alternative energy and public policy, will help oversee Amyris’s strategic direction and corporate development opportunities as it scales up production of its renewable fuels and chemicals in the United States, Brazil, and beyond.

“Greg’s public policy experience in alternative energy as well as his involvement with clean tech start-ups and venture capital make him invaluable to Amyris as we seek to form new channels and partnerships to scale our renewable products,” said John Melo, CEO of Amyris. “We are very excited for him to play a key role in navigating our road to commercialization.”

Prior to joining Amyris, Manuel served as Special Advisor for Alternative Energy to the U.S. Secretary of State, providing strategic oversight, developing new initiatives, and communicating alternative energy issues to senior levels of the U.S. government. During his tenure, Manuel developed alternative energy partnerships with Brazil, China, India, and Europe to accelerate investment in and deployment of new energy technology. Manuel also held positions at the National Security Council working on energy and international economic issues.

Prior to his government work, Manuel worked as a venture capitalist for Atlas Venture; founded E-DOX, a technology startup in New York City; and served as a board member of Jadoo Power, a startup fuel cell company. Manuel started his career in investment banking focusing on technology and energy sectors at J.P. Morgan.

Manuel received an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA in International Relations with Honors in the Humanities from Stanford University.

About Amyris:

Amyris is applying a proprietary synthetic biology platform to create a portfolio of renewable fuels and chemicals that help reduce the world's carbon footprint. In addition to being environmentally friendly, Amyris products are designed to be low cost, scalable, and compatible with existing infrastructure with performance attributes comparable to petroleum-based products. Founded in 2003, Amyris Biotechnologies has raised over $125 million in equity funding, including investments from Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, TPG Biotech, and Votorantim Novos Negocios. Amyris Biotechnologies operates two subsidiary companies: Amyris Fuels, LLC and Amyris Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Ltda. Amyris Fuels is building Amyris’s U.S. based product distribution and marketing capabilities, generating current revenue from an expanding distribution and customer network. Amyris Brasil was established in March, 2008 to oversee Amyris’s final scale up, licensing, production and distribution in Brazil.