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The California Farm Water Coalition named Michelle Paul as executive director. Julia Inestroza was elected as chair of California Citrus Mutual. B. John Lindeman was promoted to president and chief executive officer of Calavo Growers, succeeding Lee E. Cole. Ellie Gilchrist was promoted to communications director in the office of Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif.  The U.S. Meat Export Federation elected Jay Theiler from Agri Beef Company as chair. 

Western Growers has appointed Rob Yraceburu, president of Wonderful Orchards at The Wonderful Company, as chair of its board of directors. In his role at Wonderful Orchards, Yraceburu oversees the world’s largest grower of pistachios and pomegranates and one of the largest growers of almonds and wine grapes. Before joining the Wonderful Company in 2015, he spent nearly three decades at Wells Fargo, where he served as a senior banker and as executive vice president and head of national food and agribusiness. During his tenure, he helped finance many of The Wonderful Company’s acquisitions, including FIJI Water and JUSTIN Vineyards. A fourth-generation raisin and almond farmer from California’s Central Valley, Yraceburu succeeds Stuart Woolf as chair and will serve a two-year term.