WHITEWATER, Wis., April 3, 2007—Sharon Ethanol LLC, a subsidiary of Global Renewable LLC, today announced the appointment of Les Ciciora as the company’s director of operations.
Global Renewable LLC last November unveiled plans to construct and operate an ethanol plant in Sharon, Wis. The plant is expected to produce up to 120 million gallons of ethanol a year and should be operational by late 2008. It will create approximately 55 new fulltime jobs and more than 200 temporary construction jobs.
Mr. Ciciora brings more than 30 years of plant construction, management and expansion expertise to his new role, including extensive experience in enzyme, ethanol and other biotechnology‐related manufacturing. Mr. Ciciora will have day‐to‐day responsibility for the construction, engineering and operation of the $195‐million Sharon Ethanol plant.
Mr. Ciciora was most recently the director of project engineering and facilities maintenance at Martek Biosciences Corp., Winchester, Ky., a world leader in fermentation-based manufacturing. Prior to joining Martek, he was successively production and plant manager for Enzyme Bio‐Systems Ltd., a division of CPC International located in Beloit, Wis. Mr. Ciciora was a research engineer, plant engineer and project manager for CPC before managing its enzyme production facility in Beloit.
“Sharon Ethanol is pleased to have a professional with Les’ credentials on the team,” said Jeffery Knight, director of Global Renewable. “Les is a seasoned operations professional who will ensure that the Sharon Ethanol plant is constructed and run with the utmost attention to efficiency and quality. His expertise and experience are an important addition to the highly‐skilled leadership already in place. With Les’ help, we will move this important project forward to take advantage of the growing demand for ethanol.”
Mr. Ciciora earned a bachelor’s of science degree from Purdue University and a master’s of science degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology, both in chemical engineering.
