John Kiernan leads Alico as our President and CEO and was previously its CFO. Before joining Alico, John worked as the CFO of Greenwich Associates, a private global research-based consulting firm serving the financial services industry. John previously worked as the Treasurer and SVP for Capital Markets & Risk Management for Global Crossing until its $3B sale to Level 3 in 2011. He was also the VP of Investor Relations for Misys plc, which maintained a public listing on the London Stock Exchange and a NASDAQ listing for one of its subsidiaries, and a Director of Corporate Development for IBM. Earlier in his career, John spent 12 years as an investment banker and specialized in IPOs and M&A for technology companies during his tenure at Bear Stearns, where he earned the title of Managing Director. John earned a BA in Finance and History summa cum laude from Saint Vincent College, earned an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Law. He is a member of New York Bar and a Certified Treasury Professional.

Brad Heine is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alico. Prior to joining Alico, Brad was the Corporate Controller of Wejo Group Limited, connected vehicle data solutions organization based in Manchester, England. Prior to joining Wejo Group Limited, he was the VP of Accounting at IAC InterActiveCorp. Brad spent 12 years at Avis Budget Group, a global car rental company where he held positions of increasing responsibility including the VP of External Reporting and Technical Accounting and the Financial Controller for the EMEA region where he oversaw a $2 billion revenue business unit of Avis Budget Group based in England. Earlier in his career, Brad worked at AT&T and at Deloitte & Touche. Brad has a BBA in Public Accounting from Pace University and his MBA in Finance from Rutgers University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New Jersey.

Before joining Alico, Mr. Hutchcraft served for 17 years as the Vice President of Real Estate for King Ranch. He was involved with the land acquisition, protection of assets from changing regulations, long term value enhancement of real estate assets, public policy, and operational enhancement through real estate projects.

For almost 8 years, Mr. Hutchcraft led King Ranch’s legal, entitlement, and strategic planning activities on the property now known as “Kingston”. Under a strategic affiliation with a chosen developer, Kingston is a noteworthy real estate development that is expected to be built on more than 6,600 acres, including 3,330 acres of land designated for restoration or preservation as part of a comprehensive environmental strategy to improve connected habitat, wetland quality, and historic water flows. That proposed development is expected to include 10,000 dwelling units, 240 hotel units, and hundreds of thousands of square feet of commercial use. Kingston is located along Corkscrew Road in Lee County, Florida and is near Alico’s Corkscrew Grove.

Mr. Moore is the Vice President of Alico Logistics. He has held that position since March 2011. Prior to joining Alico, Mr. Moore was the Chief Financial Officer of Bowen Brothers Fruit and the Operations Manager of its predecessor entity Bowen Brothers Fruit Company. Before joining Bowen Brothers Fruit Company, he was the Controller at Pasco Processing and Florida Global Citrus, both Florida citrus processing plants. Mr. Moore holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Stetson University and a Masters of Art in Economics from the University of Central Florida.

Prior to joining Alico, Mr. Sampel was CIO and Managing Director Global Operations of Greenwich Associates, a research based consulting firm servicing the financial services industry, Director of Information Technology for 454 Life Sciences Corporation, an early-stage life sciences equipment manufacturing company, and Manager of Advanced and Emerging Technology for Perkin Elmer, a Fortune 200 manufacturer of life sciences and laboratory equipment. Previous roles with Perkin Elmer included Manager of Global Infrastructure, Senior Network Architect, Senior Systems Analyst, Software Support Supervisor, and Field Service Engineer. James earned his M.B.A. in Information Systems from Pace University and his B.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology from DeVry University.

Mr. Sutton is the President and General Manager of Alico Citrus. He has held that position since November of 2017. Mr. Sutton began his career with Alico in 1999 as a Grove Manager and was promoted to Production Manager in 2001, and then to Director of Citrus in 2006. Prior to joining Alico, he was a Supervisor in the Citrus Division at Hilliard Bros. of Florida. Mr. Sutton holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Citrus-Business from Florida Southern College.