Aris Horticulture announces passing of chairman
March 11, 2021
Aris Horticulture, Inc. announced the passing of its chairman G. Ramsey Yoder.
Yoder served as President starting in 1977 and then CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1989. He retired as CEO in 1992 but remained as Chairman.
He died March 2, at the age of 87 from complications related to pneumonia.
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Yoder graduated from Cornell University with a BS Degree in Floriculture in 1955. He also completed the Small Business Owners Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Prior to his executive positions, he joined Yoder Brothers in 1955 as a mum propagator in the Barberton greenhouses. He was promoted to management in 1959 when he transferred to California to develop the Salinas operation. He remained there as General Manager for ten years before returning to Barberton to become Vice President of Marketing and Sales.