Calyxt, Inc. announced that Gerry Nuovo has joined Calyxt as Senior Vice President of Business Development. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the specialty chemicals and biotechnology industries and diverse experience building multimillion-dollar income streams in the personal care and home care markets. Mr. Nuovo will be responsible for business development functions, including potential partnerships, deal structures, valuation models, and subsequent transaction execution and alliance management.

Mr. Nuovo most recently served as Vice President of Commercialization & Global Business Development at C16 Biosciences, where he led global commercialization of its novel technology platform focused on an alternative to conflict agricultural palm oil and downstream derivatives. Prior, he served as Sales Director, Americas, Personal Care at Cargill, Inc. and as Vice President, Global Market Development, Consumer Products at Rivertop Renewables.