Aemetis, Inc. appointed Francis Barton to the company's board of directors. From 2008 to present, Mr. Barton served as Chief Executive Officer in the consulting firm Barton Business Consulting LLC. Prior to this, Mr. Barton served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of UTStarcom, Inc. from 2005 through 2008 and as a director from 2006 through 2008.

On August 2, 2012, the board accepted the resignation of Michael L. Peterson from the board due to Mr. Peterson's time constraints and his decision to focus his attention on his work with Pacific Energy Development Corp. Mr. Peterson served as the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee.