Mascoma Taps Former VeraSun Exec as CEO

19 March 2007

Mascoma Corporation, a cellulosic ethanol company, has appointed the former president of VeraSun Energy Corporation, one of the larger, public, corn ethanol companies, as its new CEO.

Jamerson served as both President and Chief Financial Officer at VeraSun Energy Corporation until its initial public offering of stock in June, 2006 when he continued as President.

Prior to VeraSun, he was Founder and President of Conifer Investments, LLC, an investment banking firm and early stage venture investor.

Earlier in March, Mascoma signed a license and joint development agreement with Royal Nedalco to further their initiatives to commercialize ethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass. (Earlier post.)