Harold S. Edwards, president and CEO of the Limoneira Co., will be a featured speaker at California State University, Channel Islands on Friday, Feb. 11.
Edwards is appearing as part of the spring speaker series presented by the Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics. The event, which is free and includes lunch for the first 250 attendees, will take place from noon to 2 p.m. in Malibu Hall on the CI campus. It is sponsored by the MVS School of Business & Economics and the MVS Business Advisory Council.
William P. Cordeiro, director of the MVS School of Business & Economics, noted that Edwards has been a longtime friend and supporter of the university and is also a member of the University’s Foundation Board.
The NASDAQ-listed Limoneira Company has a 118-year history and is a global, vertically integrated agribusiness based in Santa Paula, the university reported. Edwards is a fifth generation member of one of the farming families associated with the company over its long history.
Founded in Ventura County in 1893, Limoneira’s founders were pioneers whose vision helped create the foundation for California’s current dynamic citrus industry, the university reported. Along with strategic investments in agribusiness, real estate, water and energy businesses, Limoneira is also the largest avocado producer in the United States and the largest vertically integrated lemon supplier in California.
To attend the event visit: http://business.csuci.edu/events.htm. For more information call Merissa Stith, events coordinator, at 805.437.8548 or merissa.stith@csuci.edu.