Watch the archived CEO Signature Series interview with Scott Slater, Chief Executive Officer of Cadiz, Inc. (CDZI). This interview was recorded on: Monday, August 11, 2014.
Scott Slater, Chief Executive OfficerScott Slater
Scott Slater is the Chief Executive Officer of $150 million market cap publicly-traded company, with primary responsibility for managing the Cadiz Water Project, and the Company’s land holdings totaling approximately 45,000 acres in San Bernardino County, California. 2011-2013: President and General Counsel. 2008-2011: General Counsel.
Company Description
Founded in 1983, Cadiz Inc. is a land and water asset development company that owns 70 sq. miles of property and water rights in Southern California. Cadiz’s properties offer abundant, renewable sources of clean water and an ideal environment for organic farming. The Company operates an organic farm at its primary property in the eastern Mojave Desert growing lemons, grapes and assorted vegetables and is also developing the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery Storage Project, a public-private partnership approved to provide a new annual water supply to drought-stricken Southern California. Cadiz abides by a “Green Compact” focused on sustainable practices to manage its land, water and agricultural resources and implement its projects without harm to the environment.
