Dr. Albert Bolles was appointed to the Board in October 2016 and currently serves as the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee.
Dr. Bolles served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Landec Corporation until 2022. Prior Landec Corporation, Dr. Bolles served as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology & Operations Officer of ConAgra Foods, a leading consumer products food company with net sales exceeding $16 billion. Prior to that, Dr. Bolles was Executive Vice President, Research, Quality, and Innovation for ConAgra, championing the development and execution of multiple new and improved products, realizing incremental growth for ConAgra Foods multi-year pipeline to sustain and advance growth further. Before joining ConAgra in 2006, Dr. Bolles served as Vice President, Worldwide Research & Development (R&D) for PepsiCo Beverages and Foods, responsible for global R&D leadership for beverages (Pepsi, Gatorade, and Tropicana) and Quaker Foods, including product, process, package and sensory R&D, Nutrition, Quality, and Scientific & Regulatory Affairs. Dr. Bolles holds six patents and has won numerous awards for his contribution to the world of food science.
Dr. Bolles is a graduate of Michigan State University with a B.S. in Microbiology and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Food Science.
Dr. Bolles currently serves as a director for Arcadia Biosciences Inc.