Ron Araiza

Ron Araiza is the Vice President of Foods Sales and Operations at Calavo Growers. Ron has over 20 years of experience in the produce industry and has been with Calavo Growers since November 2015. Prior to joining Calavo Growers, Ron was the Vice President of Del Rey Avocado Co from November 2015 to November 2016. From January 1997 to April 2015, Ron was the Director of Sales at Mission Produce.

Ron Araiza received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Western State College of Law and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government from UC Santa Barbara.

They are on a team with Robert Wedin - Vice President, Fresh Sales and Marketing, Dionisio Ortiz - Director of Operations, Calavo de Mexico. Ron Araiza reports to Jim Gibson, CEO.