Green Wombat

Cilion, the corn ethanol startup backed by Khosla Ventures and Richard Branson’s Virgin Fuels, has turned to a veteran oil industry executive to lead the California company. Former BP (BP) group vice president Mark Noetzel was named Cilion’s new CEO and a member of its board. While at BP in London, Noetzel ran the oil company’s retail, fuels transport and wholesaling operations in Asia, Europe and the United States.