DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Announces New President
Todd Sutton has been Appointed President of DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products
Wilmington, DE., APRIL 03, 2012 – DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products today announced that Todd Sutton has been appointed president of DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company LLC. DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products is a joint venture formed in 2004 between DuPont and Tate & Lyle, manufacturing Zemea® and Susterra® biobased propanediol in Loudon, TN.
A 28-year veteran of DuPont, Todd brings a wealth of business and market expertise to this leadership role. Previously, he was vice president at Liqui-Box, a packaging company acquired by DuPont. He also served as the global marketing director for the Solae™ soy protein business, a joint venture between DuPont and Bunge headquartered in St. Louis, Mo. Prior to that, Todd worked in the DuPont™ Corian® business where he held a range of sales, marketing and regional management positions in New York, Massachusetts, and Delaware. He spent 2-1/2 years in Hong Kong as the regional product manager before returning to the corporate headquarters in Delaware.
“This business is at the front edge of the emerging biomaterials industry and is squarely aligned with both parents’ objectives to commercialize renewably sourced products that lessen our dependence on petroleum-based ingredients. I’m excited to be a part of that,” stated Todd Sutton, president.
“We are pleased to announce Todd will be leading the organization at DuPont Tate & Lyle and are confident he will continue the track record of operational excellence at the Loudon, Tenn., facility. Under Todd’s leadership, we look forward to driving continual sales growth of this transformative technology in the growing global market for renewably sourced materials,” commented John P. Ranieri, vice president, DuPont Industrial Biosciences and board member of DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products LLC.
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products is a joint venture between DuPont, a global science company, and Tate & Lyle, a world-leading renewable food and industrial ingredients company. DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products provides natural and renewably sourced ingredients that do not compromise product performance. For more information on the company’s products, visit https://covationbiopdo.com.
Zemea®, Susterra® and the Circle Logo are registered trademarks of DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products LLC. www.duponttateandlyle.com
DuPont™ and Corian® are a trademark and a registered trademark of DuPont or its affiliates.
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