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Dole CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Rory Byrne is the Dole's CEO. Dole has 36,000 employees, of which 26 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Dole executive team is 27% female and 73% male.
  • 58% of the management team is White.
  • 16% of Dole management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Rory Byrne

Chief Executive Officer

Amos Cooke

Founder

Samuel Castle

Founder

James Dole

Founder

David H. Murdock

Chairman of The Board

Johan Lindén

Chief Operating Officer

Johan Lindén's LinkedIn

Johan Linden is a President/CEO at DOLE FOOD CO INC and is based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked as Managing Director at Dole Fresh Fruit International, Ltd and General Manger at Dole Germany. Johan attended Harvard University between 1991 and 1991, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN between 1992 and 1993, and Iowa State University Ivy College of Business between 1988 and 1990.

Carl McCann

Board Member

David A. Delorenzo

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. DeLorenzo, 65, stepped down from his positions as Doles President and Chief Executive Officer in February 2013 in connection with the ITOCHU sale transaction, positions he held since June 2007. He is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Dole International Holdings and Dole Asia Holdings Pte Ltd., direct or indirect subsidiaries of ITOCHU Corporation. Mr. DeLorenzo originally joined Dole in 1970. He was President of Dole Fresh Fruit Company from September 1986 to June 1992, President of Dole from July 1990 to March 1996, President of Dole Food Company-International from September 1993 to March 1996, President and Chief Operating Officer of Dole from March 1996 to February 2001, and Vice Chairman of Dole from February 2001 through December 2001, at which time Mr. DeLorenzo became a consultant for Dole under contract for the period from January 2002 through January 2007. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. DeLorenzo served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Versacold Inc. (formerly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange: ICE_u.TO). Mr. DeLorenzo serves on the Executive Committee of Doles Board of Directors. In connection with the Merger and at the Effective Time on November 1, 2013 Mr. DeLorenzo resigned as director of the company.

Helen Nolan

Board Member

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Imelda Hurley

Board Member

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Name & TitleBio
Amos Cooke

Founder

Samuel Castle

Founder

James Dole

Founder

Dole board members

Name & TitleBio
Rory Byrne

Chief Executive Officer

David H. Murdock

Chairman of The Board

Johan Lindén

Chief Operating Officer

Johan Lindén's LinkedIn

Johan Linden is a President/CEO at DOLE FOOD CO INC and is based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked as Managing Director at Dole Fresh Fruit International, Ltd and General Manger at Dole Germany. Johan attended Harvard University between 1991 and 1991, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN between 1992 and 1993, and Iowa State University Ivy College of Business between 1988 and 1990.

Carl McCann

Board Member

David A. Delorenzo

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. DeLorenzo, 65, stepped down from his positions as Doles President and Chief Executive Officer in February 2013 in connection with the ITOCHU sale transaction, positions he held since June 2007. He is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Dole International Holdings and Dole Asia Holdings Pte Ltd., direct or indirect subsidiaries of ITOCHU Corporation. Mr. DeLorenzo originally joined Dole in 1970. He was President of Dole Fresh Fruit Company from September 1986 to June 1992, President of Dole from July 1990 to March 1996, President of Dole Food Company-International from September 1993 to March 1996, President and Chief Operating Officer of Dole from March 1996 to February 2001, and Vice Chairman of Dole from February 2001 through December 2001, at which time Mr. DeLorenzo became a consultant for Dole under contract for the period from January 2002 through January 2007. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. DeLorenzo served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Versacold Inc. (formerly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange: ICE_u.TO). Mr. DeLorenzo serves on the Executive Committee of Doles Board of Directors. In connection with the Merger and at the Effective Time on November 1, 2013 Mr. DeLorenzo resigned as director of the company.

Helen Nolan

Board Member

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Imelda Hurley

Board Member

Jimmy Tolan

Board Member

Kevin Toland

Board Member

Michael Meghen

Board Member

Dole leadership demographics

Dole gender distribution in management team

  • The Dole executive team is 27% female and 73% male.
  • Dole is 39% female and 61% male company-wide.
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Male
73%
Company-wide: 61%
Female
Female
27%
Company-wide: 39%

Dole executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Dole executive officers is White.
  • 58% of the management team is White.
  • 16% of Dole's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 14% of the management team is Asian.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 51% of employees are White.
  • 25% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of employees are Black or African American.
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