Genencor Executive Elected Chairman of White Biotech Council at EuropaBio

09-Jun-2005

Jack Huttner, Vice President of Genencor International, a Danisco company, was elected chairman of the Industrial biotechnology Council at EuropaBio at the organizations' annual general meeting in Brussels. He succeeds Steen Riisgaard, President and CEO, Novozymes A/S.

Huttner was elected the group's first chairman and has led it ever since. He was a central figure in the parallel development in EuropaBio. Genencor's leadership has taken several forms. Based on their position at the forefront of research and development, Huttner has been able to articulate a vision of how industrial biotechnology could contribute to a more sustainable society.

EuropaBio is the only EU level association representing the biotechnology industry across a wide number of industrial sectors and has been at the forefront of developing policies to grow a strong biotechnology sector in Europe.

The European Commission has been extremely receptive to industrial biotechnology and has included it as a principle technology platform in a number of policy initiatives including the Environmental Technology Action Plan.

Jack Huttner has global responsibility for external relations at Genencor International encompassing corporate and marketing communications, government, trade and media relations for this diversified biotechnology company.

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