Ziel Appoints Corby Whitaker to Board of Directors
Industry Veteran Brings Decades of Experience Scaling Advanced-Materials Solutions in Compliance-Driven Markets
Ziel, the industry leader in next-generation customized, microbial control solutions for the agriculture and cannabis industries, today announced the appointment of Corby Whitaker to its Board of Directors.
Whitaker is Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Aspen Aerogels (NYSE: ASPN), where he leads global commercialization, engineering, program management, and sales operations for safety-critical, advanced-materials solutions serving EV automobiles, personnel safety, energy industrial, and building applications. His responsibilities span enterprise go-to-market strategy, product development and introduction, specification and design-in selling, channel development, contract manufacturing, product marketing, and customer success across long-cycle industrial buying processes.
“Corby brings a wealth of international experience to the Ziel team as we continue to expand our presence internationally with a focus on strategy, sales and marketing,” said Arthur de Cordova, CEO of Ziel. “Having worked with Corby earlier in our careers, I know firsthand the value he can add and how impactful his experience can be in growing our business. I’m so pleased to have him on the board of Ziel and in working with him more closely again.”
“It’s a tremendous honor to join the Ziel board, and I truly believe that my experience and history in helping companies maximize their marketing potential will be a significant value to the team here,” said Corby Whitaker, Board member for Ziel. “What Arthur and the team have developed in terms of a clear path to success and growth, and a huge head-start on international expansion is what really interested me in this role.”
Prior to Aspen Aerogels, Whitaker held senior commercial, engineering, and leadership roles at Solyndra, United Solar Ovonic, Johns Manville, and Ingersoll-Dresser, where he built and managed large account organizations, long-cycle channel programs, and OEM partnerships across industrial and energy markets.
Whitaker's experience aligns directly with Ziel's strategic priorities: scaling in fragmented, compliance-driven markets; elevating evidence-based product differentiation; guiding adjacent-market expansions; and building an ecosystem of OEM and channel partnerships that accelerate adoption and durable growth. On the Ziel board, he will focus on helping the company translate its proven food safety solutions into mainstream adoption.