from Harvard University and has been an instructor in the College of Business at California State University, Chico. in Economics from Stanford University, an M.B.A. He is a frequent speaker at national honey bee conventions, almond industry research conferences and recently addressed a House Agriculture subcommitee on the condition of honey bees and pollinated crops. He has represented Blue Diamond on the Almond Board of California, including three years as Board Vice Chairman, and numerous years as Chairman of the domestic and international marketing committees.Ĭummings is a past owner of a large honey bee business and Chairman Emeritus of Project Apis m., a non-profit honey bee research organization. Cummings was elected to the Blue Diamond Board of Directors in 2006 representing District 1 and resides in Chico.Ĭummings participated in Blue Diamond’s inaugural Young Leader class of 1997, and was later elected to the Grower Liaison Committee and Grower Advisory Committees. He is the CEO of Capay Farms, responsible for the management of nearly 10,000 acres of almonds and walnuts in Butte, Glenn, Tehama and Colusa Counties. Dan Cummings, Chairman of the Board (Chico)ĭan Cummings is a third-generation almond farmer whose family joined Blue Diamond Growers in the 1920s. He currently serves on the Executive Council for the California Chamber of Commerce, is on the Executive Council for the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, is a Director for the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council, and is on the Board of Trustees for the Graduate Institute of Cooperative Learning. Jansen received his MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University in 1994. He also worked for the Pillsbury Company, Edison Brothers Stores, Inc. Prior to joining Blue Diamond ®, Jansen was president of Schwan’s Food Service in Marshall, Minnesota, where he led the profitable turnaround of the division. With a unique understanding of the branded retail and food service business, Jansen’s career achievements include leading the brand growth for Haagen-Dazs, Betty Crocker, Totino’s, Pillsbury, Red Baron, Freschetta, Wolfgang Puck, Tony’s and Minh. Mark Jansen was selected by the Blue Diamond Growers Board of Directors to become President and Chief Executive Officer on October 4, 2010.
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