Our Team

Our Team

We wrote the book on coffee.

Our Principles

Cherish the act of service and listen to the unique challenges our customers experience in their channels and specific regions.

Take pride in providing high-quality products and services while always seeking out innovative technologies.

Provide custom sales, marketing and service programs to help meet each customer’s unique needs.

Maintain the highest standards of corporate responsibility and ethical business practices.

Treat our team members as a Farmer Brothers family.

SERVICE IS PURPOSE

Our more than 1,000 team members are the heart of Farmer Brothers. Together we serve our communities, know our neighbors, cultivate friendships and function with sincere intentionality. We bring a uniqueness, common spirit of stewardship and hundreds of years of combined expertise to everything we do.

Our Culture

WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE
SEVEN CERTIFIED Q GRADERS
SERVING ON OUR BOARD.

These experts have undergone rigorous training and certification by the Coffee Quality Institute. CQI is renowned worldwide for setting the highest standards in coffee quality through its certification training programs. These experts play a key role in ensuring we deliver the finest quality coffee to our customers.

Leadership Team

  • John Moore

    • President
    • Chief Executive Officer
    • Director

    John Moore was named president and chief executive officer of Farmer Brothers in January 2024. Before the appointment, he served as its head of coffee, where he was responsible for Farmer Brother’s green coffee procurement, research and development, read more >

  • Vance Fisher

    • Chief Financial Officer

    Vance Fisher joined Farmer Brothers in June 2024 as the company’s chief financial officer. Mr. Fisher began his career as a financial analyst at MidFirst Bank and an accounting manager at Chesapeake Energy before joining Logix Communications as read more >

  • Jared Vitemb

    • Vice President
    • General Counsel
    • Chief Compliance Officer
    • Secretary

    Jared Vitemb joined Farmer Brothers as vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and secretary in 2022. Mr. Vitemb’s current responsibilities include overseeing the company’s legal and compliance functions. From 2017 to 2022, Mr. Vitemb held various positions read more >

  • Tom Bauer

    • Vice President
    • Chief Commercial Officer

    Tom Bauer joined Farmer Brothers in 2023 and currently serves as the company’s vice president and chief commercial officer. Mr. Bauer oversees the company’s direct store delivery (DSD) operations, sales, logistics, equipment services and product marketing teams. Prior read more >

Board of Directors
  • David A. Pace

    David A. Pace has served on Farmer Brothers’ Board of Directors since 2023 and currently serves as the chairman of the board. He is a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee, as well as the strategy read more >

  • Stacy Loretz-Congdon

    Stacy Loretz-Congdon has served on Farmer Brothers’ Board of Directors since 2018 and is currently a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee and chair of the audit committee. Ms. Loretz-Congdon retired in 2016 after 26 years read more >

  • John Moore

    • President
    • Chief Executive Officer
    • Director

    John Moore was named president and chief executive officer of Farmer Brothers in January 2024. Before the appointment, he served as its head of coffee, where he was responsible for Farmer Brother’s green coffee procurement, research and development, read more >

  • Terry O’Brien

    Terry O’Brien joined Farmer Brothers’ Board of Directors in 2024. He currently serves as the chief executive officer of Chef Holdings, the parent company to the country’s leading food manufacturers, CTI Foods, LLC and Liguria Foods, LLC. Prior read more >

  • Brad Radoff

    Bradley L. Radoff has served on Farmer Brothers’ Board of Directors since 2022. He is currently a member of the audit committee and serves as chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Radoff currently serves as read more >

  • Waheed Zaman

    Waheed Zaman joined Farmer Brothers’ Board of Directors in 2021 and is currently the chief executive officer of W&A Consulting, a consulting and advisory firm. There, he advises senior executives on transformational change and consults with leaders and read more >