Royal Hawaiian Orchards, a macadamia nut grower, has appointed Jon Miyata as vice president and chief accounting officer, effective as of Feb. 4.

Miyata joins Royal from HPM Building Supply, a lumber and building supplies distributor, where he served as senior vice president of distribution operations for five years and as vice president and CFO for seven years. Miyata's previous positions include founder and president of The Termite Mesh Company, and controller at M. Sonomura Contracting Company. He began his career at Coopers and Lybrand (now PwC).

Wayne Roumagoux, currently Royal's interim chief financial officer, has agreed to stay for a period of time to assist Miyata with the transition.