Symbio Bioculinary Welcomes Charles Ross to Its Advisory Board
Symbio Bioculinary LLC, a precision fermentation company transforming food waste into high-value ingredients, today announced that Charles Ross, Vice President & General Manager, Americas at Natara, has joined its advisory board. With more than 25 years of experience commercializing food and specialty ingredients, Mr. Ross brings a proven record of building go-to-market organizations, scaling start-up and early-stage technologies, and leading global commercial teams across some of the industry’s most recognized companies.
Mr. Ross’s career spans senior leadership roles at DuPont Nutrition & Health, Solae LLC, Aker BioMarine, EverGrain Ingredients, and Corbion, where he led the commercialization of TerraVia’s novel algae-based food ingredients following their acquisition – a background that closely parallels Symbio’s own trajectory as a novel fermentation technology entering the food and beverage market. Across these roles, he has led global sales and marketing organizations, negotiated joint venture partnerships, and driven consistent revenue and profit growth for both established business units and emerging ingredient platforms.
“Symbio has developed an exciting, new-to-the-world technology that enables companies across the food and beverage industry to optimize the use of byproducts and underutilized materials to deliver a more sustainable food chain,” said Mr. Ross. “It’s exciting to have the opportunity to help Symbio grow from start-up to delivering unique solutions that are better for our industry and the planet.”
Mr. Ross also noted the broader commercial opportunity: “Symbio is entering the food and beverage space at a time when all companies are seeking ways to improve their value chains and sustainability footprint. I’m excited to help Symbio transition from early-stage startup to a successful commercial capability.”
Elliott Notrica, Founder and CEO of Symbio Bioculinary, welcomed the addition: “We are incredibly honored to have Charles join our advisory board and bring his wealth of industry expertise and commercialization experience. He brings diverse experience across industry verticals and firm sizes, from corporate innovation to start-up and large multinational.”
Mr. Ross’s appointment reflects Symbio’s commitment to assembling experienced commercial guidance as it pursues partnerships with food and beverage manufacturers across North America and beyond.