John Dowdy to join Meredian Inc as CFO

In Georgia, John Dowdy III will be joining Meredian Inc., the world’s largest producter of PHA, as their Chief Financial Officer.Prior to joining the Meredian team, Dowdy served in various financial and accounting positions at Yandex, an internet company that is the leading search provider in Russia and holds a 60 percent market share in the country.

“Jad is a much needed addition to our team. Fiscal control and regulatory conformance is so critical at this stage of our companies growth and Jad brings them to the table,” said Paul Pereira, Executive Chairman to the Board of Directors and CEO. “The next steps in our company’s growth will lean heavily on Jad’s ability to deliver and I am confident that he will with his experience and skills,”

This appointment comes in the wake of Meredian Inc. and its sister company DaniMer Scientific merging together under its wholly owned subsidiary Meredian Holdings Group Inc.

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