Former U.S. Congressman joins area company’s board

FORT MYERS — Former U.S. Congressman Adam Putnam is one of two people recently appointed to the board of Alico, one of the largest citrus producers in the country.

Putnam, also a onetime Florida gubernatorial candidate and Florida’s elected Commissioner of Agriculture from 2011-2019, joins agricultural, environmental and land use law attorney Kate English on the board, according to statement. English will serve on the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee, the release states, while Putnam will serve on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Fort Myers-based Alico (Nasdaq: ALCO) now has nine board members.