Beth Seidenberg, founding managing director of Westlake Village BioPartners, was selected as the 2022 Woman of the Year by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association. Seidenberg along with other honorees “exemplify the personas of a new era of leadership,” the association said in a statement. A ceremony for the honorees will be held in person in New York City on May 10. … The board of Calavo Growers Inc. in Santa Paula has named Steven Hollister as chairman. Hollister served as Calavo’s interim chief executive until Jan. 31, when Brian Kocher assumed the chief executive role. Hollister has served on the board since 2008. Former chairman J. Link Leavens will remain on the board. “I believe that my experience in finance and agriculture, in addition to my time as interim CEO, will continue to benefit both the board and the company’s leadership team,” Hollister said in a statement. … Alexia Quadrani is the new senior vice president of investor relations at The Walt Disney Co. in Burbank. She previously worked as a senior analyst for media companies at J.P. Morgan. In her new role, Quadrani will work with analysts and investors.  … Public Relations firm Fiona Hutton & Associates has expanded its top roster with the promotion of Dagny Ellenberg, Kendall Klingler and Rebecca Nicholas to partner. They will join President Fiona Hutton to scale the company. “Exceptional practitioners, brilliant strategists and fiercely loyal, they have each been with the company for nearly 10 years,” Hutton said in a statement. “This new partnership solidly sets our agency up for future growth and success. Their rise over the last decade is a testament to FHA’s commitment to young, talented leaders, providing not only the tools, but also the opportunity for significant professional growth.” … Nicholas Roxborough, partner at the Woodland Hills law firm Roxborough Pomerance Nye & Adreani, was recently elected chairman of the board at the California Organized Investment Network. COIN is a collaboration of the insurance industry, the state insurance commissioner, the legislature, and advocates for investment in low-income communities. Its mission is to match entrepreneurs, nonprofits and local governments with insurance industry investment capital. … Real estate development lender Aureus Finance Group in Westlake Village has hired Derrick Gruner as chief investment officer and general counsel. He was formally chief operating officer at Apollo Square Capital.Â