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Leadership change at Select Harvests
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SELECT Harvests has a new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Kristina Hermanson started on August 3, replacing David Surveyor, who led the company for three years. Ms Hermanson has more than 25 years of experience in agricultural processing, manufacturing, fastmoving consumer goods( FMCG) and institutional investment management. Prior to joining Select Harvests she was head of Asia-Pacific and Africa for Nuveen Natural Capital, leading a portfolio of 74 agricultural properties including almonds, macadamias and viticulture. Ms Hermanson is a mechanical engineer by training, with Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, with executive education at Harvard Business School and IMD Business School. She currently serves as a director of the Australian Farm Institute and has previously served as a non-executive director of Marquis Macadamias, CropLife Australia, and AgSafe Australia.
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The almond sector in Australia is uniquely positioned with a positive almond marcor to support a healthy industry.
- Kristina Hermanson, Select Harvests new
Managing Director and CEO
“ It is a privilege to be appointed to lead Select Harvests, one of Australia’ s largest and most respected vertically integrated almond businesses. I look forward to working with the board, the executive leadership team and our people to build on the company’ s strong foundations and to deliver sustainable, long-term growth,” she said. Mr Surveyor said his time with Select Harvests was a lot of fun and exciting.
In A Nutshell- Spring 2026 Vol 27 Issue 3
Kristina Hermanson has taken over the reins at Select Harvests as the company ' s new CEO and Managing Director.
“ I am very pleased at the improvements that have occurred across Select Harvests from sales, processing and horticulture,” he said. Mr Surveyor said success at Select Harvests is a team effort, with the right people employed across the company.“ The company has substantively changed shape, has a real can-do attitude and the improvement in results is apparent.” Mr Surveyor said he enjoyed being a marketer director on the Almond Board of Australia, acknowledging that the directors and staff are passionate advocates for the industry.“ It’ s a place where marketing company competitors can come together for the betterment of the industry,” he said.“ As an industry we are a very important part of Australian agriculture and collectively we are very important to the local communities we operate in.” Mr Surveyor said he’ s looking forward to seeing the ongoing development of the industry. Ms Hermanson agrees, with professional experience spanning dozens of crop types.“ The almond sector in Australia is uniquely positioned with a positive almond macro to support a healthy industry,” she said.