People: Calavo Growers Inc (CVGW.O)
CVGW.O on Nasdaq
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21 May 2013
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21 May 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Lecil Cole |
73 | 1999 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
Arthur Bruno |
62 | 2004 | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Secretary |
Michael Browne |
54 | 2005 | Vice President - Fresh Operations |
Robert Wedin |
63 | 1993 | Vice President - Sales and Fresh Marketing |
Alan Ahmer |
64 | 2003 | Vice President - Processed Product Sales and Production |
Harold Edwards |
47 | 2006 | Director |
J. Link Leavens |
61 | 1987 | Director |
Dorcas McFarlane |
81 | 1986 | Director |
Donald Sanders |
65 | 2002 | Director |
Scott Van Der Kar |
58 | 1994 | Director |
George Barnes |
80 | 2004 | Independent Director |
Marc Brown |
61 | 2010 | Independent Director |
Egidio Carbone |
72 | 2005 | Independent Director |
Michael DiGregorio |
58 | 2013 | Independent Director |
James Helin |
70 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Steven Hollister |
55 | 2008 | Independent Director |
John Hunt |
56 | 1993 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Lecil Cole |
Mr. Lecil E. Cole is the Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Calavo Growers Inc. He served as an executive of Safeway Stores from 1964 to 1976 and as the Chairman of Central Coast Federal Land Bank from 1986 to 1996. Mr. Cole has served as the Chairman and President of Hawaiian Sweet Inc. and Tropical Hawaiian Products, Inc. since 1996 (both of these entities were acquired by Calavo in 2008). Mr. Cole farms a total of approximately 4,400 acres in California on which avocados and cattle are produced and raised. |
Arthur Bruno |
Mr. Arthur J. Bruno is Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Secretary of Calavo Growers Inc. He has served as the company's Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary since October 2003. During fiscal 2004, Mr. Bruno also assumed the title and responsibilities of Chief Operating Officer. From 1988 to 2003, Mr. Bruno served as the president and co-founder of Maui Fresh International, Inc. Mr. Bruno is a Certified Public Accountant. |
Michael Browne |
Mr. Michael A. Browne is Vice President - Fresh Operations of Calavo Growers Inc. He has served as Company's Vice President since 2005. From 1997 until joining the Company, Mr. Browne served as the founder and co-owner of Fresh Directions International, a closely held multinational fresh produce company, which marketed fresh avocados from Mexico, Chile, and the Dominican Republic. Mr. Browne joined the Company in May 2005. |
Robert Wedin |
Mr. Robert J. Wedin is Vice President - Sales and Fresh Marketing of Calavo Growers Inc. He has served as the company's Vice President since 1993. Mr. Wedin joined the company in 1973 at the company's then Santa Barbara packinghouse. Beginning in 1990, Mr. Wedin served as a director of the California Avocado Commission for a period of ten years. |
Alan Ahmer |
Mr. Alan C. Ahmer is Vice President - Processed Product Sales and Production of Calavo Growers Inc. He has served as Company's Vice President since 1989. Mr. Ahmer joined the Company in 1979 as a regional sales manager in Company's CalavoFoods business. In September 2003, Mr. Ahmer’s new title became Vice-President, CalavoFoods Sales and Production. |
Harold Edwards |
Mr. Harold S. Edwards is Director of Calavo Growers, Inc. He has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Limoneira Company, an agricultural, real estate and community development company, since November 2004. Prior to joining Limoneira Company, Mr. Edwards was the President of Puritan Medical Products, a division of Airgas Inc. from January 2003 to November 2004; Vice President and General Manager of Latin America and Global of Fisher Scientific International, Inc. from September 2001 to December 2002; General Manager of Cargill Animal Nutrition Philippines operations, a division of Cargill, Inc., from May 2001 to September 2001; and Managing Director of Agribrands Philippines, Inc., a division of Agribrands International (Purina) from 1999 to 2001. |
J. Link Leavens |
Mr. J. Link Leavens is Director of Calavo Growers, Inc. He has served as the general manager of Leavens Ranches, a partnership, that farms 1100 acres of lemons and avocados in Ventura and Monterey Counties, since [year]. He has served as President of the Ventura County Farm Bureau, the Ventura County Resource Conservation District and was a founding member of the University of California Hansen Trust Advisory Committee. Leavens Ranches have been Calavo members since 1956. |
Dorcas McFarlane |
Ms. Dorcas H. McFarlane is Director of Calavo Growers, Inc. She owns and operates the J.K. Thille Ranches, a 280-acre farm on which avocados, lemons and vegetables have been grown since 1949. She is a former member of the board of the Saticoy Lemon Association, as well as a former member of the Agricultural Issues Center of the University of California. She served on the board of the Agricultural Council of California and as chairman of the board. In addition, she served on the University of California President’s Advisory Commission. |
Donald Sanders |
Mr. Donald M. Sanders is Director of Calavo Growers, Inc. He has served as President and Owner of S&S Grove Management Services, Inc. since 1991. In addition, Mr. Sanders has ownership interests in S&S Ranch and Rancho Santo Tomas which include an aggregate of 134 acres of avocado orchards. |
Scott Van Der Kar |
Mr. Scott Van Der Kar is Director of Calavo Growers, Inc. He has served as a manager of his farm, Pinehill Ranch, since 1978. The Van Der Kar farms approximately 100 acres of avocados and has been delivering avocados to Calavo since 1959. He is a current member of the board of the California Chermoya Association, a former member of the board of the Santa Barbara County Workforce Investment Board, and is a former director of the Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau. |
George Barnes |
Mr. George H. Barnes is Independent Director of Calavo Growers, Inc. He has owned and operated avocado groves since 1988 and has served as a member of the California Avocado Commission for eight years. Mr. Barnes was a director of Calavo from 2000 through 2002. |
Marc Brown |
Mr. Marc L. Brown is Independent Director of Calavo Growers Inc. Mr. Brown has been a member of TroyGould PC, a Los Angeles law firm, since 2000. TroyGould PC represents Calavo as legal counsel. Mr. Brown brings to the Board of Directors over thirty years of experience counseling numerous public corporations in matters involving mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, executive compensation, and compliance with the United States securities laws. |
Egidio Carbone |
Mr. Egidio Carbone, Jr., is Independent Director of Calavo Growers, Inc. He served as Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Secretary for Calavo from 1980 to 2002. He was also an active CPA from 1967 to 2002 in the State of California and has taught accounting and finance at the college level. He has served as a member of the board of directors of the California Avocado Commission from 2008 to present. |
Michael DiGregorio |
Mr. Michael A. DiGregorio is Independent Director of Calavo Growers, Inc. Mr. DiGregorio has spent many years in senior financial and operating capacities in domestic and international markets. A CPA by background, he has been CFO of public and private companies, and also as president of two organizations. 13 of those years were spent working with private equity groups. |
James Helin |
Mr. James D. Helin is Independent Director of Calavo Growers Inc. He is a management consultant with JDH Associates, and has over 35 years of experience in consumer marketing on numerous national packaged goods brands. Additionally, Mr. Helin has a wide-range of agricultural commodity experience and knowledge in both executive management and marketing management. He has served as a board member on numerous companies’ board of directors. |
Steven Hollister |
Mr. Steven Hollister is Independent Director of Calavo Growers Inc. He has been Vice President of Sunrise Mortgage & Investment Company, a commercial mortgage broker, since 2006. Additionally, Mr. Hollister served as Chief Operating Officer of Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard and Santa Barbara County Wine Center from 2002 to 2006. In addition, Mr. Hollister was Senior Vice President of Central Coast Farm Credit for 17 years. |
John Hunt |
Mr. John M. Hunt is Independent Director of Calavo Growers, Inc. He has served as the General Manager of Embarcadero Ranch since 1982 where he manages a 400-acre avocado and citrus ranch. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Lecil Cole |
1,740,500 |
Arthur Bruno |
733,077 |
Michael Browne |
499,247 |
Robert Wedin |
488,930 |
Alan Ahmer |
484,406 |
Harold Edwards |
-- |
J. Link Leavens |
-- |
Dorcas McFarlane |
-- |
Donald Sanders |
-- |
Scott Van Der Kar |
-- |
George Barnes |
-- |
Marc Brown |
-- |
Egidio Carbone |
-- |
Michael DiGregorio |
-- |
James Helin |
-- |
Steven Hollister |
-- |
John Hunt |
-- |
As Of 30 Oct 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Lecil Cole |
600,000 | 2,212,960 |
Arthur Bruno |
150,000 | 115,000 |
Michael Browne |
50,000 | 128,500 |
Robert Wedin |
50,000 | 105,000 |
Alan Ahmer |
50,000 | 127,100 |
Harold Edwards |
0 | 0 |
J. Link Leavens |
0 | 0 |
Dorcas McFarlane |
0 | 0 |
Donald Sanders |
0 | 0 |
Scott Van Der Kar |
0 | 0 |
George Barnes |
0 | 0 |
Marc Brown |
0 | 0 |
Egidio Carbone |
0 | 0 |
Michael DiGregorio |
0 | 0 |
James Helin |
0 | 0 |
Steven Hollister |
0 | 0 |
John Hunt |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
COLE LECIL E |
21,196 | $28.82 |
COLE LECIL E |
27,461 | $28.36 |
COLE LECIL E |
33,258 | $28.29 |
COLE LECIL E |
15,653 | $28.38 |
COLE LECIL E |
18,140 | $28.90 |
COLE LECIL E |
57,325 | $29.62 |
COLE LECIL E |
26,967 | $29.66 |
BARNES GEORGE H |
5,000 | $21.82 |
HOLLISTER STEVEN WILLIAM |
5,000 | $21.82 |
EDWARDS HAROLD S |
520 | $28.50 |
LEAVENS J LINK |
5,000 | $21.82 |
EDWARDS HAROLD S |
4,480 | $28.50 |
EDWARDS HAROLD S |
5,000 | $21.82 |
BROWN MARC LAURENCE |
5,000 | $21.82 |
BROWN MARC LAURENCE |
3,864 | $28.24 |
CARBONE EGIDIO JR |
5,000 | $21.82 |
CARBONE EGIDIO JR |
1,000 | $14.58 |
CARBONE EGIDIO JR |
4,246 | $25.70 |
MCFARLANE DORCAS H |
1,000 | $0.00 |
VAN DER KAR SCOTT |
1,000 | $0.00 |
HELIN JAMES D |
1,000 | $0.00 |
EDWARDS HAROLD S |
1,000 | $0.00 |
BROWN MARC LAURENCE |
1,000 | $0.00 |
CARBONE EGIDIO JR |
1,000 | $0.00 |
DIGREGORIO MICHAEL ANTHONY |
1,000 | $0.00 |
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