David A. Pace has served on Farmer Brothers’ Board of Directors since 2023 and currently serves as the chairman of the board. He is a member of the nominating and corporate governance and strategy and capital allocation committees. Mr. Pace has served as co-chief executive officer of Tastemaker Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: TMKR), a special purpose acquisition company, since 2020, where he also serves as a director.
Mr. Pace previously served as the CEO and president of Jamba Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: JMBA), a leading restaurant retailer of better-for-you food and beverage offerings from 2016 to 2018 and as director from 2012 to 2018. Prior to that time, Mr. Pace served in a variety of executive roles at Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLMN), one of the largest casual dining restaurant companies in the world, including most recently as president of Carrabba’s Italian Grill from 2014 to 2016 after previously serving as executive vice president and chief resource officer from 2010 to 2014. Earlier in his career, Mr. Pace held various leadership roles at Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX), PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) and YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM).
Mr. Pace currently serves as chairman of the board of directors for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRGB), a casual dining chain after initially joining the board as a director in 2019. Mr. Pace has also served as a director of Authentic Restaurant Brands, a restaurant portfolio company of Garnett Station Partners, since 2022 and as a member of the ownership advisory board for the NHL’s Dallas Stars since 2017. Mr. Pace earned his Bachelor of Science degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University.
Stacy Loretz-Congdon has served on Farmer Brothers’ Board of Directors since 2018 and is currently a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee and chair of the audit committee. Ms. Loretz-Congdon retired in 2016 after 26 years of service at Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., one of the largest marketers of fresh and broad line supply solutions to the convenience retail industry in North America, where she served in various capacities, including as senior vice president, chief financial officer and assistant secretary from 2006 to 2016 and executive advisor in 2016.
Ms. Loretz-Congdon joined Core-Mark in 1990 and served as its vice president of finance and treasurer from 2003 to 2006 and treasurer from 1999 to 2003. During her tenure, she oversaw all finance functions, including corporate finance disciplines, strategy execution, risk mitigation and investor relations, as well as involvement with benefits, executive compensation and technology initiatives.
During her tenure as senior vice president and CFO, Ms. Loretz-Congdon served on the information technology steering and investment committees, as well as serving as a board member for all of Core-Mark subsidiaries. Core-Mark was a Fortune 500, publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market until its merger with Performance Food Group Company (NYSE: PFGC) in 2021.
In 2015, Ms. Loretz-Congdon was named as one of the Top 50 female CFOs among Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. by Business Insider and Woman of the Year by Convenience Store News. Prior to joining Core-Mark, Ms. Loretz-Congdon was an auditor for Coopers & Lybrand.
She received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from California State University, San Francisco.
John Moore was named president and chief executive officer of Farmer Brothers in January 2024. Before being named as the company’s CEO, he served as its head of coffee, where he was responsible for Farmer Brother’s green coffee procurement, research and development, coffee excellence, roasting and manufacturing, and coffee sustainability initiatives. Mr. Moore also currently serves as a director on the company’s board.
Mr. Moore has more than 30 years of experience in the coffee industry and has worked directly in every stage of the coffee value chain at both a national and international level. Prior to joining Farmer Brothers in May 2023, Mr. Moore served as the CEO for Vassilaros Coffee from 2018 to 2023. Earlier in his career, Mr. Moore was the senior trader and general manager at Volcafe Specialty Coffee, the CEO and managing partner of FAL Coffee Inc. and the vice president of sales and marketing at Octavio Inc., dba Dallis Coffee.
He has also founded and led several businesses, including Jolly Roger Imports, ELIXIR Cocktail & Espresso Bar and the German expansion of New York Gourmet GmbH & Co. Mr. Moore is a Certified Q grader and Cup of Excellence head judge.
Bradley L. Radoff has served on Farmer Brothers’ Board of Directors since 2022 and is currently a member of the audit committee and chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Radoff currently serves as a private investor.
Mr. Radoff served as principal of Fondren Management LP, a private investment management company, from 2005 to 2021 and as a portfolio manager at Third Point LLC, a registered investment advisory firm, from 2006 to 2009. He was also the managing director of Lonestar Capital Management LLC, a registered investment advisory firm and a director of Citadel Investment Group LLC, a global financial institution.
In addition, Mr. Radoff has served as a director for Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE: ENZ), an integrated diagnostics, clinical lab and life sciences company since 2022, where he also serves as chair of its audit committee, and as a director of Harte Hanks, Inc. (NASDAQ: HHS), a leading global customer experience company since May 2021.
Previously, he was a director of VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY), a Texas-based independent energy company from 2020 to 2022, Support.com, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: SPRT), a leading provider of cloud-based software and services from 2016 until its merger 2021 and Pogo Producing Company (formerly NYSE: PPP), an oil and gas exploration, development and production company, from March 2007 until the completion of its sale to Plains Exploration & Production Company in November 2007.
Mr. Radoff graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Waheed Zaman joined Farmer Brothers’ Board of Directors in 2021 and is currently the chief executive officer of W&A Consulting, a consulting and advisory firm, where he advises senior executives on transformational change and consults with leaders and teams on personal success and leadership practices to ensure organizational effectiveness and strategy execution. He also currently serves as an advisor to Thematiks, a business research company.
From 2013 to 2017, he was the senior vice president, chief corporate strategy and administrative officer at the Hershey Company, a food manufacturer. Prior to that time, he held a number of leadership positions at Chiquita Brands International and Procter & Gamble.
Mr. Zaman holds a bachelor’s degree with a double major in computer science and policy studies from Dartmouth College. Mr. Zaman is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and has received his NACD certification.
Terry O’Brien joined Farmer Brothers’ Board of Directors in 2024. He currently serves as the chief executive officer of Chef Holdings, the parent company to the country’s leading food manufacturers CTI Foods, LLC and Liguria Foods, LLC. Prior to Chef Holdings, Mr. O’Brien was the CEO for CP Foods North America, where he led its financial and operational turnaround, including the doubling of its revenue. He has previously held senior leadership roles at Suiza Foods, Dean Foods and Frito-Lay, and during his tenure as CEO led the turnaround of Brachs Confections and Impact Confections.
Mr. O’Brien has previously served on a number of food industry boards, including Bellisio Foods, CP Foods North America and American Italian Pasta Company (NASDAQ). He has also been the chairman for the Tom Landry Fellowship of Christian Athletes Endowment Fund since 2012.
Mr. O’Brien holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Clarkson University and a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School.