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Alico Appoints JD Alexander As President And CEO

RTT News – February 23, 2010

Tuesday, Alico Inc. (ALCO: News ) said Steven Smith, President and Principal Executive Officer of Alico, has submitted his resignation as President and Principal Executive Officer. Replacing smith, the board appointed JD Alexander as President and Chief Executive Officer of Alico.

Alexander also serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Alico’s controlling shareholder, Atlantic Blue Group, Inc., a position which he intends to retain. He served as a director of Alico, Inc. in 2004 and 2005 and has served on the Alico Board since January 2008 to the present. He also serves as the Board’s Vice Chairman and the Chairman of its Executive Committee. Alexander has served as a Florida State Senator from 2002 to the present and previously served as a Florida State Representative from 1998 to 2002.

Alico Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a land management company in central and southwest Florida. It involves in harvesting, hauling, and marketing citrus, as well as purchasing and reselling citrus fruit; cultivating citrus trees; and cultivating raw sugarcane for sale.

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