New role at microbial protein producer
Calysta, the Californian company that aims to produce microbial protein for the aquafeed industry, has appointed Douglas Sheldon as its first ever Vice President, Operations.
He will report to Alan Shaw, Chief Executive Officer, and will have responsibility for the overall operations of the company, including the construction and operation of production facilities and long term manufacturing strategy.
“Doug Sheldon brings Calysta 30 years’ operations management experience from Dow Chemical, one of the world’s leading chemical manufacturers,” Dr Shaw said. “He has supervised construction and operation of complex facilities in the US, Europe and Asia, and has worked extensively with Dow commercial partners. His global expertise will be vital as Calysta focuses on accelerated commercialization of FeedKind protein, our sustainable fishmeal ingredient alternative for the aquaculture industry.”
During three decades at Dow, Mr Sheldon held positions ranging from engineering, capital projects, plant operations and management of world scale assets to development of Dow’s global site services for facilities in the Americas, Europe and Central and Southeast Asia
As Program Director, Thailand Growth Project, he contributed to Dow’s presence in Thailand and led the >$2 billion Thailand MEGA project, starting with the due diligence of Dow’s JV partner’s Cracker and resulting in several downstream derivative Dow facilities. He also held management positions at Dow plants in the Netherlands and in Texas, Illinois, Missouri and Georgia. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan.
