Limoneira Company announced the resignation of Robert M. Sawyer, effective November 1, 2022. Barbara Carbone has been appointed to the Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2022. Ms. Carbone will also serve as a member of the Board's Audit and Finance Committee and Risk Management Committee.

The actions announced are in addition to the enhancements made to the Board earlier this year with the appointment of Scott S. Slater as Chairperson of the Board of Directors, replacing Gordon E. Kimball, and the resignation of Amy Fukutomi as a director of the Company, who now serves as the Vice President of Compliance & Corporate Secretary. Following the appointment of Ms. Carbone, the Board is now comprised of nine directors, eight of whom are independent. Ms. Carbone currently serves on the KPMG Retired Partners Council.

From 1981 through September 2019, she served in several accounting and auditing-related roles at KPMG LLP, a multinational accounting and advisory firm. Prior to her retirement she served on the KPMG Partnership Audit Committee for six years including three years as the chairperson. Ms. Carbone serves as a member of the board of directors and chairperson of the audit committee of TrueCar Inc. She serves as a member of the board of directors, a member of the audit committee and chair of the compensation committee of DZS Inc. Ms. Carbone is also a member of the board of directors of Side by Side, a community-based, non-profit organization serving at-risk youth and their families, and the Exploratorium, a museum of science, technology and arts in San Francisco.

From September 1998 through December 2019, she served as a member of the board of directors, and chair of the audit committee, of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council, the largest certifier of women-owned businesses in the United States and a leading advocate for women business owners and entrepreneurs. Ms. Carbone has a B.S. in Business Administration (Accountancy) from California State University at Sacramento.