Limoneira Elects Betsy Blanchard Chess to Board of Directors

For Immediate Release
 
 
Limoneira Elects Betsy Blanchard Chess to Board of Directors
 

SANTA PAULA, Calif.- Limoneira Company (the "Company" or "Limoneira") (NASDAQ: LMNR) announced today that Betsy Blanchard Chess has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors.
Chess is currently the Director of Development, Museum of Ventura County. Prior to this, she was the Editor and Publisher of Central Coast Farm and Ranch Magazine and the Executive Director of the New West Symphony.
She has received a number of awards including the 2014 Volunteer of the Year for Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the 2014 Ventura County Star 25 over 50, and an Art Star in Education award from the Ventura County Arts Council. She is a decedent of Nathan Blanchard, one of Limoneira’s founders.
She received her Master’s Degree in European History from The University of Southern California.
“We are honored to have Betsy join the Limoneira Board of Directors” said Gordon Kimball, Chairman. “She has strong core values and a real passion for Limoneira, its history and its culture. She brings a fresh new perspective to the board, and I am looking forward to working with her in the coming years.”
“Betsy is a gifted professional” said Harold Edwards, Limoneira's CEO. “She’s respected throughout the region for her many accomplishments, and we’re excited to have her passion and expertise on our Board”.
 
“This storied Company has become an agricultural powerhouse, and I’m thrilled to join the board” said Chess. “Limoneira has an exciting future, and I look forward to making a contribution”.
 
About Limoneira Company
 
Limoneira Company, a 124-year-old international agribusiness headquartered in Santa Paula,
California, has grown to become one of the premier integrated agribusinesses in the
world. Limoneira (pronounced le mon?âra) is a dedicated sustainability company with approximately 10,700 acres of rich agricultural lands, real estate properties and water rights in California and Arizona. The Company is a leading producer of lemons, avocados, oranges, specialty citrus and other crops that are enjoyed throughout the world. For more about Limoneira Company, visit www.limoneira.com.