Senior Management

Mr. Edwards has served as a director of the company since 2009. Mr. Edwards has been the president and chief executive officer of the company since November 2004. Previously, Mr. Edwards was the president of Puritan Medical Products, a division of Airgas Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Edwards held management positions with Fisher Scientific International, Inc., Cargill, Inc., Agribrands International and the Ralston Purina Company. Mr. Edwards is currently a member of the board of directors of Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, a NASDAQ listed company and Calavo Growers, Inc., also a NASDAQ listed company. Mr. Edwards is a graduate of Lewis and Clark College and The American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird) where he earned a Masters of Business Administration.

Mr. Palamountain was appointed as Chief Financial officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary effective as of January 8, 2018. Previously he served as the Company’s Senior Director of Agricultural Operations since 2014 and has been with the Company since 2012. From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Palamountain served as Director of Business Development and Business Integration at the Company. Prior to joining the Company. Mr. Palamountain was the CEO and founder of Perpetual Power LLC, a leading solar integration company specializing in finance and product technology. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Managing Director, Head of NASDAQ Trading for Broadpoint Securities where he was responsible for all trading desk management functions for a team of 25 traders. Between 2001 and 2003, Mr. Palamountain was a Principal at Thomas Weisel Partners and from 1997 to 2001, he was a trader at JPMorgan Chase.

Mr. Carter transitioned to the role of Vice President – Citrus Operations in February 2022. He joined Limoneira Company in 2010 to lead the company’s new direct sales and marketing program initiative as the Director – Global Sales and subsequently as the Vice President – Global Sales. Mr. Carter has been involved in agribusiness his entire career holding positions within Chiquita Brands (1992 – 2007) and SunOpta (2008 – 2010) relating to sales, marketing, supply chain, business development, and general management. His endeavors have provided exposure to multiple sourcing areas, products, supply chains, trade channels and global markets. Mr. Carter is a graduate of the University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce and of the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business.