Lipman Family Farms has named Elyse Lipman as CEO.
Lipman, a fourth-generation Lipman family member, will succeed Kent Shoemaker, who led the Immokalee, Fla.-based company for 13 years, according to a news release.
“Elyse provides a deep understanding of the business and industry and has helped shape our culture and core values. She continues to push our business to greater heights, and the board knows that she will be an inspiring and effective leader as we look forward to this next chapter,” Shoemaker said in the release. “She is one of the smartest strategic leaders I have known, and [I] know that she will do an outstanding job leading Lipman Family Farms into the next season of success.”
Lipman has been with the company for more than three years, holding roles as chief strategy officer and director of strategy, and is credited with developing and enriching Lipman Family Farms’ strategy focusing on core values and objectives, while pursuing continuous growth, the release said.
Along with being the first woman on the Lipman Executive Leadership Team, Lipman brings “a fresh perspective and diversity to the table,” according to the release.
“I am humbled and honored to be appointed chief executive officer of Lipman Family Farms,” Lipman said in the release. “As a company spanning 70 years of my family’s heritage, I’ve witnessed how the business has changed, evolved and grown in so many incredible ways. I stand on the shoulder of giants, and I’m honored to have the opportunity to build our business for generations to come. As we look ahead, one thing that will always remain is our commitment to being a people-focused company and remaining Good From The Ground Up.”
Lipman’s previous experience includes senior managing roles at the World Economic Forum. She holds a Master of Business Administration in innovation management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
