SAM MORRONE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sam joined Jahna as President / COO in 2015 and was promoted to CEO in 2018. He is responsible for managing all business units and operations of E.R. Jahna Industries. Before joining Jahna, Sam had a 20 year career with Philips Lighting with several roles working his way to a plant manager position. While at Philips, Sam served as Plant Manager at the Paris, Texas and Salina, Kansas facilities. Sam then moved on to the Campbell Soup Company for the next 14 years managing multiple operations for Campbell Soup and subsidiary Pepperidge Farms. While with Campbell and Pepperidge Farms, Sam served as Plant Manager at the Paris, Texas facility for 5 years, plant manager at the Maxton, North Carolina facility for 5 years before serving as Plant Manager of the Pepperidge Farms Lakeland, Florida until 2015. Sam earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, majoring in Accounting from West Virginia University (1978). He also completed an Executive Education Program at Indiana University Graduate School of Business (1993).
Emil R. Jahna III
Vice President
Oldest of Emil Jahna Jr.’s four children, Emil has been in and around the family mining business since a very young age. Before joining Jahna, Emil attended the Colorado School of Mines and worked for a brief time in underground coal mines in Southern Colorado. Emil currently plays an active role in mines planning and mineral deposit prospecting. In addition, his other roles include land acquisition and management, mine reserve development, and management of Jahna’s agriculture division, Clermont Farm and Sod. Clermont Farm and Sod includes cattle, citrus, timber, sod production, and row crops. Emil continues to play an active role in industry associations. Emil served as a board member of Florida Concrete and Products Association from 1990 to 2000 and was honored to serve as president from 1997 to 1998. He is highly active on the board of the Florida Limerock and Aggregate Institute.
Jim Jahna
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jim Jahna is the CFO and Senior Vice President of E. R. Jahna Industries, Inc. Over the years, Jim has participated in all aspects of the business. Along with his current duties as CFO, he also oversees many facets of the Jahna family office. He is also very active in NOLA Land Company, which retains most of E.R. Jahna’s mining properties as well as other holdings. Jim is the third of four siblings in the second generation of the Jahna mining family. In 1981 he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida. In 1999 he attended the prestigious Stanford Executive Program, at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. In 2000, he furthered his education by receiving a Masters of Business Administration from Webber International University. Jim serves on the boards of the UCF Foundation, the Lake Wales Care Center Foundation, Global Leadership and the Jahna Foundation.
Adell Jahna
V.P. Sales and Marketing
Adell began his career in construction aggregates in 2009 as an accounts manager for S&R Logistics, the Jahna family’s aggregate hauling division. In 2010, Adell joined E.R. Jahna in a sales support role working on numerous projects to assist the company in leveraging today’s technology. Since 2010, he has established and worked to grow the Savannah, GA market as well as other business development initiatives. Today, Adell’s responsibilities include providing leadership to the sales team as well as developing and implementing sales, marketing, and business development strategies. Like all of our sales team, Adell is heavily involved in several industry associations as well as serving on the board of the Lake Wales Care Center. Adell earned a bachelor’s degree in Building Construction from the University of Florida and completed a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Webber International University.