Dr. Mark Lyons is the son of Alltech founder and President, Dr. Pearse Lyons. At the press conference yesterday he kept getting referred to as the “other Dr. Lyons.” I think he’s used to it. In fact, Mark says his sister has a PhD too.
Mark has been working on international projects for the company and will be heading up the company’s newest project to build a cellulosic ethanol plant in Springfield, KY. He’s thrilled with the news the company had last Friday that they’re receiving not only a $30 million grant from the Department of Energy but an additional $8 million grant from the state of Kentucky for the project. He says this will help the company to think even bigger as they develop the facility.
You can listen to an interview I did with Mark here: alltech-symposium-08-mark-lyons.mp3