September 12/South San Francisco, Calif./Associated Press -- Solazyme Inc. has hired former Tyson Foods Inc. executive Jeffrey Webster as its chief operating officer, the renewable oil and bioproducts company said.
Webster was group vice president and general manager of the renewable products business at Tyson. Webster also was responsible for food ingredient, pet food ingredient and animal feed businesses. He began his career as a geophysicist with Arco Oil and Gas.