Calavo Growers CEO Lecil Cole's 2018 pay slips 15% to $1.5M
Calavo Growers reports 2018 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: February 28, 2020
Calavo Growers reported fiscal year 2018 executive compensation information on February 28, 2020.
In 2018, six executives at Calavo Growers received on average a compensation package of $838K, a 17% decrease compared to previous year.
Lecil Cole, Chief Executive Officer, received $1.5M in total, which decreased by 15% compared to 2017. 50% of Cole's compensation, or $741K, was in salary. Cole also received $346K in bonus, $346K in stock awards, as well as $36K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2018, the median employee pay was $3,885 at Calavo Growers. Therefore, the ratio of Lecil Cole's pay to the median employee pay was 378 to one.
B. John Lindeman, Chief Financial Officer, received a compensation package of $755K, which decreased by 21% compared to previous year. 49% of the compensation package, or $371K, was in salary.
Michael Browne, Vice President, Fresh Operations, earned $705K in 2018, a 21% decrease compared to previous year.
Ronald Araiza, Vice President, Foods Sales, received $705K in 2018, which decreases by 6% compared to 2017.
Robert Wedin, Vice President, Sales and Fresh Marketing, earned $698K in 2018, a 21% decrease compared to previous year.
James Gibson, President, RFG, received $697K in 2018, which decreases by 20% compared to 2017.
Calavo Growers' fiscal year ends on October 31.
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