Pacific Trellis Fruit announces CFO

Los Angeles-based Pacific Trellis Fruit has named Jason Okabayashi as its new chief financial officer. 

“We are very excited about the addition of Jason to the Pacific Trellis Fruit team,” Josh Leichter, CEO of Pacific Trellis Fruit, said in a news release.  “Jason brings a wealth of experience and will be an integral part of our future growth plans.” 

Okabayashi joins Pacific Trellis Fruit after a 25-year career in finance, most recently serving as the CFO for a tree nut processor in California’s Central Valley.  

Okabayashi succeeds Linda Chen who was one of the company founders and CFO of Pacific Trellis Fruit since 1994, the release said, and he will be responsible for planning, implementing and running all of the financial activities of the company in addition to helping to deliver against the company’s strategic growth plans. 

“It’s an exciting time to be joining the Pacific Trellis Fruit Team,” Okabayashi said in the release.  “The company is on a strong growth curve with a robust product portfolio which includes the consumer beloved Dulcinea brand, and it has a strong leadership team and staff.”