Metabolix (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MBLX]])—a Cambridge, MA developer of sustainable plastics, energy, and other cleantech products—has announced that it will have a new president and CEO as of March 17. Richard P. Eno, who was previously a chemicals and energy executive at CRA International, Arthur D. Little, and Chevron, will replace Jay Kouba, who has helmed Metabolix on a temporary basis since its longtime CEO, James Barber, resigned in May 2007. Kouba will continue on as the chair of the firm’s board.
Author: Rebecca Zacks
Rebecca is Xconomy's co-founder. She was previously the managing editor of Physician's First Watch, a daily e-newsletter from the publishers of New England Journal of Medicine. Before helping launch First Watch, she spent a decade covering innovation for Technology Review, Scientific American, and Discover Magazine's TV show. In 2005-2006 she was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT. Rebecca holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Brown University and a master's in science journalism from Boston University.
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