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Guy Penard
Advisor and operator in sustainable chemistry and energy start-ups
Guy Penard is the Director of Business Development at Ruby Bio, a position he has held since April 2022. In this role, he focuses on developing a novel, cost-effective sugar-based surfactant platform. He has extensive experience in the fields of industrial biotechnology, sustainable materials, and energy, having held various executive and operational roles in start-up companies and larger corporations.
Before joining Ruby Bio, Penard served as Vice President at Yilkins B.V., where he worked on commercializing biomass drying and torrefaction technologies. His career spans several key positions, including Senior Vice President at Kiverdi, Inc., and CEO of SyntheZyme LLC. He has a strong background in international business development, marketing, and sales, with a proven track record of growing and turning around businesses globally.1
Penard holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Twente in the Netherlands. He is multilingual, speaking Dutch, French, German, and English.1
