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Cox Farms announces new chief financial officer

Cox Farms, a leader in indoor agriculture and the largest greenhouse operator in North America, has announcedthat Lee Quackenbush has been named chief financial officer. Quackenbush brings more than two decades offinance leadership experience across consumer goods, retail and manufacturing, with a record of drivingtransformation, strengthening profitability and building high-performing teams.

With the addition of Quackenbush, Cox Farms strengthens its senior leadership team focused on sharpening thecompany’s strategy, strengthening operations and delivering at scale for retail and food service customers acrossNorth America. In this role, Quackenbush will oversee the global finance organization and help guide thecompany’s continued growth and investment in greenhouse-grown produce across North America.

“Over the past year, I've been deliberate about the team we're building at Cox Farms and Lee is exactly the kind ofleader we needed to complete it,” said Cox Farms president Steve Bradley. “His deep financial expertise willsupport our efforts to expand greenhouse agriculture and build a more resilient produce supply chain acrossNorth America.”

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