Metabolix and ADM appoint Robert E. Engle as general manager for Telles Joint Venture

Richard P. Eno, president and CEO, Metabolix, said, "Bob brings a wealth of capabilities to our Telles JV. His management experience, strategic planning and business development skills, combined with his deep knowledge of the high-performance plastics industry will prove invaluable to both the commercial launch of Mirel and our global growth of the brand."

Mr. Engle joins Telles after ten years with Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, where he served as Ticona VP of Affiliate Management, responsible for oversight of Ticona''s global JV affiliate relationships in the high performance plastics industry. He has operational leadership experience in several Ticona business lines. In addition, he has served on the Boards of Directors of several international JVs, including Polyplastics, Korea Engineering Plastics and Fortron Industries.

John Rice, executive vice president, Commercial and Production, ADM, said, "Bob is a valuable addition to our JV team. His demonstrated ability to manage the structure and resources of joint venture relationships will prove very important to our success as we complete construction of our initial facility in Clinton, Iowa, and ramp toward commercialization of the complete family of Mirel bioplastics. His international experience in both Asia and Europe will be critical as we implement our strategy in these regions."

Prior to his experience at Ticona, Mr. Engle worked in corporate planning at Hoechst A.G. and in a chemicals and plastics consulting role at Arthur D. Little. Mr. Engle received a master''s s degree in Arabic focused on international business administration from Georgetown University and holds a bachelor''s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Colorado.