Gary Van Sickle

Gary Van Sickle

Gary Van Sickle has been appointed as the next president of the California Tree Fruit Agreement (CTFA).

Mr Van Sickle takes over leadership of the organisation following Sheri Mierau's departure in December of last year.

He has served the California tree fruit industry for over 34 years and has held positions within the CTFA such as field director, research director and regulatory compliance director.

Mr Van Sickle is seen as ideal to guide the tree fruit industry into the future, is viewed as an expert on California peaches, plums and nectarines, and he was unanimously appointed to the new role by the Peach Commodity Committee.

"The California tree fruit industry is excited to have Gary Van Sickle as the President of CTFA," said Mike Reimer, Peach Commodity Committee chairman.

"Our core purpose is to expand opportunities for our growers' success and Gary's 34 years at CTFA serving our growers make him uniquely qualified to carry out this mission."