Robert F. Walsh III — Senior Vice President of Methanotroph & Fine Chemicals Platforms at Intrexon Corporation

Mr. Robert F. Walsh, III, also known as Bob, has been Senior Vice President, Methanotroph & Fine Chemicals Platforms at Intrexon Corp. since January 2018. Mr. Walsh served as Senior Vice President of Energy Sector at Intrexon Corporation from 2013 to January 2018 and served as its President of Industrial Products Division since 2013. Mr. Walsh served as Chief Commercial Officer at ZeaChem, Inc. since March 2011. He leads ZeaChem's drive to commercialize a portfolio of biobased fuels and chemicals from cellulosic feedstocks. His primary responsibility is to grow ZeaChem's commercialization efforts. Mr. Walsh joined ZeaChem following the accomplishments of the June 2010 key financial milestones of its 250,000 gallon-per-year biorefinery in Boardman, Ore. He has more than 30 years of global petroleum and chemical industry experience, including 26 years at Royal Dutch Shell Mr. Walsh served as the Chief Executive Officer of Aurora BioFuels, Inc. (now Aurora Algae) since March 4, 2009. He served as the President of LS9, Inc. since July 2007. He led the rapid commercialization of LS9 Designer Biofuels (TM) products, including a pilot facility leading to commercial production. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Walsh served as General Manager Supply for Shell Europe Oil Products. His Shell Europe's experience included senior manufacturing, supply, distribution and strategic planning positions. He has an extensive biofuels experience from spearheading Shell's replacement of MTBE with ethanol to leading the largest biofuel supply chain in Europe. Prior to joining LS9, he served as a Senior Vice President for Chemoil Corporation. He was Executive Board member of Aurora Biofuels, Inc. He served as a Director of LS9, Inc. He served as a Director of Aurora Algae. Mr. Walsh received his B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University.