John Lindeman rejoined Calavo as President and Chief Executive Officer of Calavo Growers in December 2025. Prior to assuming his current role at Calavo, John served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: HYFM) a leading independent distributor and manufacturer of hydroponics equipment and supplies for controlled environment agriculture since March 2020. He has also served as a Director of Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) since September 2020. Prior to his role at Hydrofarm Holdings, Mr. Lindeman was the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary at Calavo Growers from 2015-2020.

James Snyder rejoined Calavo as Chief Financial Officer in November 2024. He served as Calavo’s Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from 2001-2020. James’ previous role was Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at Gem-Pack Berries, and prior to that a similar position at Nano Banc, both located in Irvine, CA. Snyder began his career with Deloitte, where he spent sever years in various audit functions.

Ron Araiza recently rejoined Calavo as Executive Vice President Fresh Foods after a short hiatus and is responsible for leading the company’s guacamole and avocado foods segment. Ron has over 30 years in the produce and food industry, and is a past Alternate Board Member of the California Avocado Commission.

Graciela Montgomery joined Calavo in October 2021, bringing extensive knowledge of national and multinational companies in the human resources arena. Graciela oversees human resources, training, talent development and recruitment for Calavo, which has nearly 4,000 employees across the U.S. and Mexico.

Dionisio Ortiz began his career in 1986 with Calavo in Michoacán, Mexico as Director of Operations. As Managing Director in 1994, Dionisio was instrumental in the legalities of opening and incorporating Calavo de Mexico. In 1998, Dionisio was again promoted to his current position of Vice President of Calavo. Dionisio is the former Secretary and current delegate representing Calavo in APEAM (Association of Producers and Packers of Avocados from Mexico) and former Secretary of UDECAM (Union of Packers and Marketers of Avocados de Michoacán) representing Calavo de Mexico.