Goodyear, Ariz.-based Duncan Family Farms has announced Will Feliz has been appointed CEO, and co-founder Arnott Duncan has assumed the position of chairman.
The company is a family-owned, multi-regional grower of over 9,000 acres of certified organic produce, according to a news release.
Feliz joined Duncan Family Farms as chief operating officer in 2009, became president in 2016, and returned as president in March 2019 after a brief hiatus. The release said Feliz oversees the company’s strategic growth plans, along with all day-to-day operations.
Duncan, a fourth-generation Arizona farmer who founded the company with his wife Kathleen in 1985, will now focus on agronomics as the company continues to refine large-scale organic production in Arizona, California, Oregon, New York and potential new locations, according to the release.
Feliz earned his B.S. in economics at the University of California, Davis and has spent his entire 30 plus year career in the produce industry, according to the release.
“Will has been an integral part of our business family and his acumen and vision has helped us become one of the largest 100% organic farming operations in the country,” Duncan said in the release.
The release said Duncan will remain an integral part of Duncan Family Farms and focus on obtaining additional acreage, and maintaining the health of the soil, water and plants.
“Next to seeing our people thrive and grow as individuals and team members, it is our pioneering work in organic compost, irrigation water treatment, and enrichment of our soil biome that is making the biggest difference for our company and the health of the planet,” Duncan said in the release.
