Effective February 3rd the Board of Directors of Seneca Foods Corporation (the Company) increased the size of the Board from seven to eight members and appointed Linda K. Nelson to fill the newly created position on the Board. Ms. Nelson will serve as an independent director and has been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board. Ms. Nelson has over 26 years of experience in financial and operational management. Most recently, Ms. Nelson serves as a financial executive consultant, holding a senior leadership position on various acquisition and merger due diligence teams evaluating opportunities for both large-scale private equity firms and local entrepreneurs. From 2011 to 2013, Ms. Nelson held the role of Chief Financial Officer for First American Equipment Finance.