Origin Materials, Inc. announced the appointment of Matt Plavan as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 30, 2023. Mr. Plavan succeeds Pam Haley, who has served as interim Chief Financial Officer since September 1, 2023. Ms. Haley will continue in her role as Senior Vice President of Accounting and Finance.

Mr. Plavan brings sixteen years of public company executive experience at technology-driven companies operating in complex businesses environments and a proven track record of leading initiatives to fund the commercial scale up of disruptive technologies. As a CFO, Plavan successfully led all finance functions including equity, debt and strategic partner capital acquisition, long-range project budgeting, forecasting and progress reporting, and has been integrally involved in closing strategic transactions valued at approximately $1B. In his role at Origin, he will work closely with Origin?s Co-CEOs and board of directors to lead the finance organization, drive business growth, and execute the Company?s mission to enable the world?s transition to sustainable materials.

Prior to joining Origin, Mr. Plavan served as Chief Executive Officer at IngredientWerks, where he led the company?s transition from a division of Agrivida to a leading molecular farming company specializing in the development of plant-based animal protein ingredients for the $6B alternative protein and food ingredient markets. Previously, Plavan held executive roles, including CFO for publicly traded Arcadia Biosciences, where he secured multiple rounds of equity financing over several years to fund the phased maturation of the business from an agricultural biotechnology research firm to a revenue generating, on-trend consumer food products company. Prior to joining Arcadia, Mr. Plavan spent a decade in the executive suite with publicly traded Cesca Therapeutics, Inc. where, during his stint as CFO, he led the financing for the development, manufacture and commercial introduction of the Res-Q stem cell therapy device into the spinal surgery market.

Previous to that, Mr. Plavan held positions as VP of Finance with McKesson and audit manager at Ernst & Young. He is a certified public accountant and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.