Impossible Foods adds Mary Beth Laughton to its Board of Directors

– USA, CA –  Impossible Foods Inc. today announced that Mary Beth Laughton has joined its board of directors.

“Mary Beth is a world-class corporate leader,” said CEO and founder, Dr. Patrick Brown. “We are excited about the strategic guidance she will bring as we navigate this period of hypergrowth and unprecedented retail expansion. In particular, we are eager to tap into her experience and insights in retail, marketing and e-commerce which will help us build awareness, trial and the Impossible Food brand.”

In addition to Laughton, Impossible Foods’ board members include:

• Pat Brown, Impossible Foods’ CEO, Founder and Chairman of the Board
• Fedele Bauccio, CEO and Cofounder of Bon Appétit Management Company
• Samir Kaul, founding general partner at Khosla Ventures
• John Marren, Senior Managing Director NA, of Singapore-based global investment company Temasek
• Tal Ronnen, founder and chef of Los Angeles-based Crossroads Kitchen and author of the NYT bestseller The Conscious Cook
• Bart Swanson, Advisor at Horizons Ventures, the Hong Kong-based private investment fund of Li Ka-Shing
• Vanessa Wittman, CFO, Glossier

About Mary Beth Laughton

The retail industry veteran has more than 20 years of experience in marketing, innovation and sustainability for consumer brands and has served as a senior executive at multiple multinational companies. She is currently the President and CEO of Athleta, a premium fitness and lifestyle brand that creates versatile performance apparel to inspire active and confident women and girls. Athleta, a certified B Corporation, was acquired by Gap Inc. in 2008.

Previously, Laughton was EVP of Omni Retail for Sephora US. Before that, she spent nine years at Nike, where she held a variety of strategy, merchandising, and e-commerce roles. Laughton also served as a board member of REI.

“Few companies are pursuing as bold and ambitious of a vision as Impossible Foods,” said Laughton. “Like Athleta, the team at Impossible Foods is passionate about both innovation as well as creating a sustainable future. I’m thrilled to be part of an organization dedicated to combining profit and planet, and I look forward to helping them extend their impact even further.”

About Impossible Foods

Based in California’s Silicon Valley, Impossible Foods makes delicious, nutritious meat and dairy products from plants — with a much smaller environmental footprint than meat from animals. The privately held food tech startup was founded in 2011 by Patrick O. Brown, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at Stanford University and a former Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Investors include Mirae Asset Global Investments, Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, Google Ventures, Horizons Ventures, UBS, Viking Global Investors, Temasek, Sailing Capital, and Open Philanthropy Project.

For more information: https://impossiblefoods.com/