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Bill Brady

President and CEO
Mascoma Corporation

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William J. Brady, Jr. has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director since he joined Mascoma Corporation in January 2010. Previously, Mr. Brady was Executive Vice President of Cabot Corporation, or Cabot, a specialty chemical company, from 2004 to 2009. Throughout his twenty-three year experience, Mr. Brady held numerous positions at Cabot in the United States and Japan, including General Manager of the Carbon Black business. Under his leadership, the business completed significant expansions in China and Brazil, and executed a major global initiative in energy efficiency. In addition, he led the commercialization of two start-up businesses at Cabot in ink jet colorants and elastomer composites. Mr. Brady currently serves on Mascoma's board of directors and is Chairman of the Board of our affiliate, Frontier Renewable Resources, LLC. In addition, he is the Founding Chairman of the Washington D.C. based Advanced Ethanol Council, or AEC, which working on the commercialization of advanced and cellulosic ethanol development by establishing public policies and expanding the market for ethanol. Mr. Brady has testified before the Senate Energy and natural resources Committee, and is a frequent speaker at renewable energy industry conferences. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Scranton. Mr. Brady is a graduate of the University of Scranton with a B.S. in Chemistry and received his M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.