Keith Blanks

Keith Blanks is an experienced executive in the food industry, currently serving as Chief Commercial Officer at Standard Meat since March 2024. Previously, Keith held dual roles as Chief Operations Officer and Chief Commercial Officer at Nowadays from January 2022 to July 2023. Prior to that, Keith was the Chief Commercial Officer at NRGene Ltd. from April 2021 to January 2022 and served as Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Technical Service at Calyxt from September 2019 to April 2021. Keith's earlier experience includes significant leadership positions at High Liner Foods as General Manager/Vice President - Aquaculture and Cargill, where roles spanned from Operations Leader to Vice President of Cargill Foodservice North America. Keith holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology.