Johan Linden

Biography

Mr. Johan Linden has been the President at Dole Food Company Inc. since April 2015 and also its Chief Executive Officer since April 2017. Mr. Linden has proven his leadership in successively broader management roles with the Dole Food Company Inc. He has a breadth of global and day-to-day operational experience. Mr. Linden served as Chief Operating Officer at Dole Food Company Inc. from April 2015 to April 2017. Prior to 2015, Mr. Linden has held various positions within Dole Food European operations. He served as General Manager of Dole Food European Value-Added operations from 2000 to 2008 and also as deputy General Manager for Dole Food Swedish Wholesale operation from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Linden was promoted to General Manager Fresh Fruit Northern Europe in 2008 and was subsequently promoted to President Dole Europe in October 2010, a position he held until his most recent promotion to the positions he currently holds. Mr. Linden holds a B.B.A. in Business Administration from Schiller International University, Germany and studied at Iowa State University and Harvard University and he holds an M.B.A. from University of Cape Town.

Research Interest

Food & Industrial Microbiology