New Zealand-based kiwi fruit grower Zespri has appointed its chief operating officer (COO), Jason Te Brake, as its new CEO.
He will commence in the new role on 1 July.
Te Brake will succeed outgoing chief executive Daniel Mathieson, who is leaving Zespri to become president of the Americas division of California-based berry group, Driscoll’s.
Mathieson had announced his plans to exit the kiwi fruit supplier in January of this year.
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