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Mission Produce® Plans Ahead for Continued Global Growth; Celebrates Legacy of Juan Wiesner, President of Central & South America Ahead of Retirement from Company and Announces Successor

Published August 07, 2025 at 08:30 PM

OXNARD, Calif., Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mission Produce, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVO) (“Mission” or “the Company”) a world leader in sourcing, producing, and distributing fresh Hass avocados, today announced that Juan Wiesner, Mission’s President of Central and South America, will retire from the Company effective November 1, 2025, following 14 years of dedicated leadership. As part of the Company’s strategic succession plan, Simón González, a 13-year Mission veteran, will be promoted to Senior Vice President, International Farming, upon Wiesner’s retirement from the Company.

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