CHICAGO — Cultivated meat company Believer Meats has added three executive leadership team members.

The company has hired Heather Hudson as its chief product and growth officer; Frida Grynspan as its chief science officer; and Marc Shelley as its chief legal officer.

Before Hudson joined Believer Meats, she was most recently chief innovation officer for Eclipse Foods and previously commercial vice president for Pairwise. She also has held leadership positions with The Kraft Heinz Co., Bumble Bee Foods among others.

Before being named chief science officer, Grynspan was most recently head of Lonza Collaborative Innovation Center, Israel and previously vice president of research and development and site manager for Stem Cell Medicine. She has held numerous such roles as vice president of R&D of leading startups, including human cell therapy, protein chemistry and biomedical services.

Shelley joins the company from Anheuser-Busch InBev where he most recently was global director of litigation and risk management. He was previously partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon. In addition to chief legal officer for Believer Meats, Shelley will be the company’s corporate secretary.

“Believer Meats is at an exciting inflection point as we enter a new phase of our commercialization in 2024,” said Gustavo Burger, chief executive officer of Believer Meats. “We are thrilled to welcome Heather, Frida, and Marc to our executive leadership roster, as they bring a strategic fusion of scientific acumen and food industry expertise to our team, positioning us uniquely within the food tech and nutrition landscape. The breadth and depth of their expertise, as well as their successful track records, will help propel our company forward as we execute against our growth strategy and prepare for our imminent product launch.”