Cadiz Inc. Expands Management Team to Support Burgeoning Operations

Company appoints Tim Shaheen to new Director of Development role and names new CFO as operations focus on expansion of agriculture development and complementary water infrastructure

LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cadiz Inc. (NASDAQ: CDZI) (“Cadiz”, the “Company”) announced today that it has expanded its management team, adding a Director of Development role to support the active development of the Company’s Cadiz Valley properties for agriculture and complementary water projects. The Company’s current CFO Timothy Shaheen will immediately assume this new position. Mr. Stan Speer, who has been a financial consultant to the Company for five years, will take over as Chief Financial Officer.

Over the last 12 months, the Company has made significant investments in its land and water assets, including the expansion of its sustainable agriculture, water infrastructure and irrigation capacity to support a variety of uses. Mr. Shaheen has been instrumental in this effort, building on decades of prior experience in agriculture, including as CEO of Sun World International, which during his tenure from 1996 to 2005 owned and operated 20,000 acres of various growing, packing and shipping operations throughout California. As the new Director of Development, Shaheen will provide focused leadership and oversight as the Company executes on its plans to continue its successful expansion of agricultural operations and water infrastructure at the Cadiz Ranch.

In the CFO position, Mr. Speer will assume the Company’s financial management and reporting responsibilities and maintain oversight of operational budgets. Speer brings decades of financial management experience to this position, including previous tenure as Cadiz CFO from 1997-2003, and roles as a Managing Director with global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal, and as a partner with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), where he spent 14 years specializing in business reorganizations.

Scott Slater, Cadiz’s President & CEO, commented: “The enthusiasm around our agricultural prospects and the supporting water infrastructure has led to exciting growth that requires the focus of a leader like Tim to ensure the continued success of these developments. Tim’s deep experience with the Company and our land holdings will serve him well in this exciting new role. We also welcome Stan, who has a wealth of financial management experience and personal knowledge of the Company, to round out the team as CFO.”