Occam Places Dawn de los Santos as VP of People at Vestaron
Vestaron is a privately held ag biotech company dedicated to improving the safety, efficacy and sustainability of crop protection through migration from chemical pesticides to biological peptides. The company closed an $82 Series C in May 2022 with Novo Holdings, Northpond Ventures and Anterra Capital as lead investors.
Occam placed Dawn de los Santos as Vestaron’s inaugural VP of People in May 2022. Dawn’s extensive career as an HR professional began with Thermo Fisher Scientific in the Biosciences Division, where she led the implementation of HR Functional Excellence initiatives across multiple business units. Dawn received an MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management.
Occam Global is an executive recruiting and leadership advisory firm with specialties across technological fields including Biotech, TechBio, AI-ML, Cell/Gene Therapy, Diagnostics/Genomics, Medical Devices, Research Tools, Digital Health, Alternative Energy, AgTech, EdTech, Robotics as well as adjacencies within Venture Capital and Private Equity. Occam helps build leadership teams that meet the demands of the rapidly developing, competitive, and challenging industries it serves. Occam Global recruits leading C-Suite executives and board members for the most exciting and innovative clients across the world with a specific focus on the UK, Continental Europe, the US, and Asia.