DuPont Pioneer Names Neal Gutterson to Lead Agricultural Biotechnology
DuPont Pioneer announced that Neal Gutterson, Ph.D., will join the business as vice president of Agricultural Biotechnology (ABT), effective July 21, 2014. Gutterson joins Pioneer from Mendel Biotechnology where he served most recently as president, chief executive officer and board member.
With more than 30 years of experience in plant biotechnology and a named inventor on more than three dozen patents and pending patent applications, Gutterson began his career in 1983 with the biotechnology company AGS to develop genetically improved microbial biocontrol agents. After a merger between AGS and DNA Plant Technology, Gutterson focused on improving produce crops for quality traits, and provided technical leadership on intellectual property strategy before being named vice president, research and development (R&D). Joining Mendel in 2002, he served as vice president for R&D and was named president and COO in 2005. He has been the CEO at Mendel since 2007.
Gutterson holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor of science in chemistry from Yale University. He currently serves on the board of trustees for CIMMYT, an international organization – headquartered in Mexico – dedicated to sustainably increasing the productivity of maize and wheat systems to ensure global food security and reduce poverty. He also has served eight years on the Food and Agriculture Section Governing Board of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, including as vice-chair of the Governing Board, as a member of the GrassRoots Biotechnology Board of Directors, and on the board of the Council on Sustainable Biomass Production.
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