Solazyme, Inc., San Francisco, CA, a renewable oil and bio-products company, has hired Jean-Marc Rotsaert as the company’s chief operating officer. As COO, Mr. Rotsaert will be responsible for leading Solazyme’s operations, including the continued expansion of the tailored oils sales and marketing organization with a focus on the industrial and nutritional markets. Mr. Rotsaert joins Solazyme from AAK where he was the president and CEO of the U.S. business.