San Diego—Sapphire Energy announced April 15 veteran oil executive Dan Sajkowski has joined the company as senior director, downstream technology.
After more than 24 years with BP (Amoco), Sajkowski brings his wealth of experience in the oil and refining industry to the burgeoning field of algae-based fuel.
He officially joined the company on April 1.
“We’re very fortunate to have Dan on board to drive our downstream efforts,” said Cynthia J. (CJ) Warner, president, Sapphire Energy.
“Having that level of expertise in oil refining is critical as we move closer to commercializing our algae-based green crude.