Primary Job Title Board of Directors Primary Organization Viewpost
Gender Male
Ron Edwards has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Evans Properties since 1987. A closely held family-owned agribusiness and real estate company, Evans is based in Vero Beach with cattle and citrus operations in eight Florida counties encompassing 40,000+ acres. Ron began his career with Ernst & Ernst auditing agribusiness and
beverage companies such as Tropicana Products, Inc. and the Coca Cola Company. In 1975 he joined Tropicana as Chief Accountant and rose to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer during an eleven-year span. In 1986 he joined ConAgra, Inc. as President of their Juice Division seeking international acquisitions and trading opportunities. Amongst other entrepreneurial ventures, Ron was a founding investor and managing member of the South Beach Beverage Corporation (SOBE Brand), which was sold to PepsiCo in 2000. In addition, he was a founder and managing member of Blue Buffalo LLC - a super-premium nationally distributed pet food company marketing the "Blue" brand.
