Greenyard NV named Francis Kint as its new CEO. Kint, the MD of Greenyard's frozen division, will succeed the company's co-CEOs Hein Deprez and Marc Zwaanveld, who have been in post since 2019. However, one of the two CEOs - founder Deprez - will remain an executive director on the listed company's board.

According to Greenyard's 2022/23 annual report, Deprez Holding is the company's large single shareholder, owning just over 26% of the company. Kint, joined Greenyard two years ago to head up its frozen-foods unit. His career includes six years as CEO at fresh-produce Univeg, which merged with Greenyard in 2015.

Kint then spent two years as chief executive of meat group Vion and then three as CEO of Belgium-based ready-meals group What's Cooking? before being hired by Greenyard. He held leadership positions in both the Fresh and Long Fresh segments, built expertise across the group, holds deep understanding of the fruit and vegetable industry, and gained valuable knowledge in both the foodservice and retail channels during his career.