Brian Foody – President and Chief Executive Officer  

With Iogen since 1982, Brian Foody has been responsible for leading Iogen’s strategic direction, its technology development and technology positioning.   Under his leadership, Iogen has developed into a world leader in cellulosic ethanol, an industrial manufacturer of enzyme products for the pulp and paper, textile and animal feed industries.  Brian holds Bachelors degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering and a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, all received in 1980.

Duncan Macleod – Chief Operating Officer, Iogen Energy

With Iogen since July 2010, Duncan Macleod has operational responsibility for Iogen Energy, and oversees the technology development program to advance commercialization of Iogen Energy’s cellulosic ethanol. He was previously Vice President of Shell Hydrogen, a Shell business created in 1999 to develop hydrogen as a future fuel for mobility and power. Duncan has a Shell career spanning three decades working in Venezuela, the Caribbean, Nigeria, Japan and the Netherlands and has held key positions in supply/trading, M&A, Upstream, Strategy, Government Relations.  Duncan was also instrumental in setting-up Shell's biofuels technology ventures with Iogen in Canada and Choren in Germany. Mr. Macleod has been a member of the California Hydrogen Highway Network Advisory Panel and The California Fuel Cell Partnership Steering Team, the Boards of Icelandic New Energy, Cellana BV and the Conduit Ventures Advisory Board. He studied Economics & Geography at Birmingham University.

Patrick Foody – Executive Vice President, Projects

With Iogen since 1985, Pat Foody has been responsible for developing Iogen’s enzyme business, establishing large scale enzyme manufacturing, building and managing commercial relationships worldwide, and leading the design and construction of the world’s first cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant. Most recently, Pat oversees the project development activities for Iogen Corporation, including feedstock supply chain management, site development, product marketing, process engineering, and project execution. Pat is also a senior technical advisor for capital projects associated with Iogen’s demonstration plant in Ottawa. He has a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters degree in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Michigan.

William S. Waller, Jr. – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Bill has been Iogen's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since May 2007 and has been a financial consultant to the company since April 2007. Bill has overall responsibility for finance and related functions. Prior to joining Iogen, during 2005 and 2006, Bill was Vice President and Treasurer of Texas Genco LLC in Houston, Texas, a privately owned merchant electric generating company. Prior to that, Bill held various senior positions in the corporate and international finance functions at Reliant Energy, Inc., an unregulated electric energy company in Houston, Texas. Bill holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California at Berkeley concentrating in finance and accounting.

Michael D’Amico – Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness

Michael has been with Iogen since September, 2007 and is responsible for all aspects of our Human Resources function including total rewards, staffing, training and development, employee engagement and organization development. He is also responsible for administrative services, including facilities, and for leading the mandate of organizational effectiveness. Michael joined us from Cognos Inc., Canada’s largest software company, where he was Associate Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to that, Michael held senior human resources roles at Nortel Networks, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies. Michael completed the HR Management program at Algonquin College and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in Law and Sociology from Carleton University. Michael is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Ottawa Region Rewards Association.

Ron Paradis – Senior Vice President and General Manager, Iogen Bio-Products

Ron initially joined Iogen in 2005 as VP Ethanol & Co-product Marketing at Iogen Energy.  Ron transferred to our Bio-Products division in February of 2009 as VP Business Development to identify and commercialize new market opportunities for our products and services.   In August 2009 Ron was promoted to SVP & General Manager to lead the Bio-Products division.  Ron has extensive experience managing the successful commercialization of value-based technologies as well as business management expertise with international exposure in the process equipment and chemical manufacturing sectors.  Prior to Iogen Ron held managerial positions directing sales and marketing at Pall Canada, Kvaerner-Hymac, Chemprox (Air Liquide/Elf Atochem JV), and Quadra Chemicals.  Ron holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University.

Bill Riddick –Senior Vice President, Technology

Bill joined Iogen in 2006 and has worked in senior roles conducting financial modeling for our commercial plant development projects and also as Director of Business Operations. In his current role, Bill has overall responsibility for our technology organization which includes the Ottawa demonstration facility, our Research & Development organization and Engineering Technology functions. Prior to joining Iogen, Bill was the Vice President of Development and Operations at Nortel Networks where he led development groups for one of Nortel’s major product divisions. Bill holds a Master of Applied Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo.