Mission Produce AVO

On December 18, 2025, Mission Produce, Inc announced that Stephen J. Barnard, who has served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer since 1988, will transition to Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company effective Annual Meeting of the stockholders of the Company on April 9, 2026. Stephen J. Barnard founded the Company in 1983 and has served as our Chief Executive Officer since 1988. Mr. Barnard also served as the Company's President from 1988 until July 2022 and from December 2023 through April 1, 2024 when Mr. Pawlowski was appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Barnard serves as a member of the Board of Directors, a role he has held since the Company was founded. Mr. Barnard currently serves as an at-large director for the International Fresh Produce Association and as a director for the Cal Poly Foundation. Prior to founding Mission Produce, Mr. Barnard worked in the lettuce and avocado divisions of Santa Clara Produce, Inc. Mr. Barnard previously served as Chairman of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), Chairman of the Western Growers Association, a director of the California Avocado Commission, and a director of Sunkist Growers. Mr. Barnard received a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural business management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

On December 18, 2025, Mission Produce, Inc. announced that John M. Pawlowski, the Company's current President and Chief Operating Officer, will be appointed the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately following the 2026 Annual Meeting of the stockholders of the Company on April 9, 2026. Mr. Pawlowski has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since April 2024. Previously, he served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Lipari Foods, a nationwide food distributor, from October 2021 to December 2023. Prior to this, he served as a president of TriMark USA, a leading foodservice supply company, from January 2019 to September 2021. Mr. Pawlowski also served in various roles of increasing responsibility at The J.M. Smucker Company , a manufacturer of food and beverage products, from May 2002 to December 2019. Mr. Pawlowski holds a B.S. from Miami University and an Executive MBA from Kent State

Joanne C. Wu has served as our General Counsel and Secretary since March 2021. Prior to this, Ms. Wu was the Assistant General Counsel at Public Storage (NYSE: PSA), the world's largest owner, operator, and developer of self-storage facilities, from 2019 to February 2021. Prior to Public Storage, Ms. Wu served as the Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), one of the world's largest full-service dining companies and franchisor of Applebee's Grill + Bar, IHOP, and Fuzzy's Taco Shop, from 2014 to 2019. Ms. Wu also previously served as Counsel at Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN), one of the world's largest independent biotechnology companies, from 2010 to 2014. Ms. Wu began her career as an associate in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins LLP in 2007. Ms. Wu received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California.

Bryan E. Giles has served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2018. Prior to his role as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Giles was the Vice President of Finance, a role he held since 2012. Before joining Mission, Mr. Giles worked at Tecom Industries Inc., a division of Smiths Group (LSE: SMGZY), in multiple capacities including Vice President of Finance & Administration and Vice President of Finance - MSS Technology Group. Prior to this, Mr. Giles started his career at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Giles is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of California (inactive). Mr. Giles received a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Business Administration degree from California State University, Northridge.

Stephen A. Beebe has served on our Board of Directors since 1995 and has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. Previously, he also served as the Company's Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2003 until 2020. From 1993 until his retirement in 2002, Mr. Beebe served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the J.R. Simplot Company, one of the largest privately held diversified agribusiness companies in the United States. He guided the J.R. Simplot Company through expansions in Canada, Mexico, Australia, China, and Europe. Mr. Beebe continues to serve as a director for the J.R. Simplot Company, where he is a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Beebe is also a co-manager of JRS Properties 111, which is a Simplot family partnership. He is a retired member of the executive committee of the United States Golf Association and chaired and was a member of their Audit Committee and Equipment Standards Committee. Mr. Beebe received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho, is a member of the Idaho Bar Association (retired) and is a graduate of the Stanford University Executive Program. In 2002, Mr. Beebe was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Agriculture Science from the University of Idaho. Mr. Mr. Stephen A. Beebe informed the Board that he will resign from his positions of Director and Chairman of the Board effective as 2026 Annual Meeting of the stockholders of the Company on April 9, 2026.

Bonnie C. Lind has served on our Board of Directors since June 2020. Ms. Lind is the retired Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of Neenah, Inc., (NYSE: NP), a publicly traded technical specialties and fine paper company, a position she held from June 2004 to May 2020. Prior to that, Ms. Lind held a variety of increasingly senior financial and operations positions with Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB), a manufacturer of personal care, consumer tissue and health care products, from 1982 until 2004. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of Albany International (NYSE: AIN), a textiles and materials processing company, since February 2024 and serves on the Audit Committee. She has also served as a director of Hubbell Incorporated (NYSE: HUBB) since January 2019 where she is chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Beginning in January 2022, she joined the Board of Directors of a private timberlands company, Tamarack Holdings LLC, where she is Chairman of the Audit Committee. She was previously a director at U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA), a global industrial minerals and logistics leader, from 2019 to 2021 where she served on the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. She was also previously a director at Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS), a world leader in manufacturing lightbars, beacons, warning lights, and backup alarms/cameras, from 2014 to 2018, where she served on the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Audit Committee. She also served as a director of Empire District Electric Company (NYSE: EDE), an investor-owned utility providing electric, natural gas, and water service, from 2009 to 2017 and was a member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Lind holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) with honors from the University of Georgia. Ms. Bonnie C. Lind will not be standing for re-election at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders effective on April 9, 2026

Jay A. Pack has served on our Board of Directors since 2008. Mr. Pack is the former owner of Standard Fruit and Vegetable, a private, integrated re-packer, logistics, and value-added produce company, which was sold to Del Monte in 2003. He served on the board of directors of Coastal Sunbelt Produce, a private foodservice distributor serving the Mid-Atlantic states, from 2014 to March 2022 when Coastal Sunbelt was acquired by Sysco. Previously, Mr. Pack served on the private company boards of Misionero, Earthbound Farm, and Combs Produce. He has also previously served as a trustee of Sarah Lawrence College, a board member of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), Chairman of the PMA Foodservice Division, and as President of the North Texas Food Bank. Mr. Pack received a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University.

On December 18, 2025, Mission Produce, Inc announced that Ms. Linda B. Segre will be appointed as Lead Independent Director effective 2026 Annual Meeting of the stockholders of the Company on April 9, 2026. Linda B. Segre has served on our Board of Directors since June 2020. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Top Golf Callaway Brands (where she is chair of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. She has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Pecan Grove Farms & Nursery, a private provider of pecan products, since June 2019 and DAFgiving360 (formerly the Schwab Charitable Fund) since March 2018. From 2009 until 2016 she was the Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and People Officer at Diamond Foods, Inc. Before joining Diamond Foods, Ms. Segre served as Managing Director of Google.org and was previously the Vice President and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group's San Francisco Office. Ms. Segre holds a degree in economics with Academic Distinction from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Bruce C. Taylor has served on our Board of Directors since 2001. Mr. Taylor founded Taylor Fresh Foods, a private multi-billion dollar producer of salads, fresh vegetables, and healthy fresh food, in 1995 and serves as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.Mr. Taylor received a Bachelor of Science degree (Business) and a Bachelor of Arts degree (Development Studies) from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's in Business Administration from Harvard University.

Tony Bashir Sarsam has served on our Board of Directors since August 2023. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of SpartanNash, a private food solutions company, from 2020 until September 2025 when C&S Wholesale Grocers completed its acquisition of SpartanNash. Following the transaction, Mr. Sarsam served as an advisor through the end of 2025. Before joining SpartanNash, Mr. Sarsam served as the chief executive officer of Borden Dairy Company, a private dairy processor and distributor, from 2018 to 2020, where he led the company through a restructuring, reorganization, and successful sale. Prior to Borden, he was the chief executive officer of Ready Pac Foods, a private food processing company, from 2013 to 2018 where he also served on the board of directors from 2014 to 2017. Mr. Sarsam holds a Bachelor of Science, Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from Arizona State University and a Master of Science in Management from Stanford University.

Luis A. Gonzalez has served on our Board of Directors since 2011. Mr. Gonzalez is a private investor in real estate and other ventures. Previously, Mr. Gonzalez founded Austral Group S.A., Peru, which was the second largest fishing and marine based food producer in Peru. Mr. Gonzalez also founded Camposol S.A., a leading agroindustrial company in Peru. Mr. Gonazlez is no longer affiliated with the management or board of either of these companies. Mr. Gonzalez also co-founded Grupo Arato in 2011, which the Company acquired in 2018. Previously, Mr. Gonzalez also served as a director of our wholly-owned Peruvian subsidiaries - Grupo Arato Holding S.A.C., Beggie Peru S.A., Arato Peru S.A., Inversiones Agricolas Olmos S.A.C., and Avocado Packing Company S.A.C. - until November 24, 2021. In 2007, Mr. Gonzalez was honored with the Comendador por Servicios Distinguidos medal by the President of Peru for his contributions to the country. Mr. Gonzalez studied mechanical engineering at Saarbrucken Fachhochschule in Germany.

Michael B. Sims has served on our Board of Directors since May 2025. Mr. Sims served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Trugreen, a private residential and commercial lawn care company, from February 2019 until his retirement in February 2023. Prior to joining Trugreen, Mr. Sims served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc., a producer and distributor of proteins and ready-to-eat sandwiches, from 2012 until its acquisition by Tyson Foods, Inc., in 2017. Prior to joining AdvancePierre Foods, Mr. Sims served in roles of increasing responsibility at Chiquita Brands International Inc., a leading international marketer and distributor of bananas, pineapples and packaged salads, from 1988 to 2012, most recently serving as the company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2009 to 2012. Mr. Sims has served on the Board of Directors of Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading health and wellness company with products across snacks, baby, beverages, meal components, and personal care, since October 2019 and serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee and the Strategy Committee. Since April 2023, Mr. Sims has also served as a director for Winland Foods, Inc., a privately held global manufacturer of private label and branded foods for retail and co-pack customers in the meal preparation category.Mr. Sims holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Indiana University.

Laura Flanagan has served on our Board of Directors since June 2025. Ms. Flanagan was the former Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Ripple Foods, a private company that is a leader in branded plant-based dairy alternatives, from October 2019 to January 2025. Prior to Ripple Foods, Ms. Flanagan was the Chief Executive Officer of Foster Farms, a private company and the largest branded poultry producer in the western United States, from August 2016 to February 2019. Prior to Foster Farms, Ms. Flanagan held several leadership roles at ConAgra Foods, PepsiCo, and General Mills, and began her career as an engineer at Saturn Corporation. Ms. Flanagan has served on the board of directors of Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC), one of the largest distributors of food and broadline products to foodservice and convenience store channels, since September 2021, and currently serves on the Audit/Finance committee and Technology/Cybersecurity committee. Ms. Flanagan previously served on the board of directors of TopGolf Callaway Brands (NYSE:MODG), the leading brand of golf equipment and entertainment, from November 2018 to May 2025, where she served on the Compensation Committee. Additionally, Ms. Flanagan previously served on the board of directors of Core-Mark International, a distributor to the convenience store channel, from August 2016 to September 2021, where she was the chair of the Nominating Governance Committee and served on the Compensation Committee. Ms. Flanagan holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an engineering undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1990. She also holds a certificate for Accountability and Effectiveness in the Boardroom from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

effective as of the Closing Date May 28, 2026, Kathleen Holmgren was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company. Ms. Holmgren, 68, served as vice-chair of the Board of Directors and chair of the Compensation Committee of Calavo from January 2017 until the First Effective Time, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) since November 2015. Ms. Holmgren is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Automation Anywhere, Inc., a privately-held American global software company that provides an AI-powered platform for end-to-end process automation, where she serves on their Audit Committee. Ms. Holmgren was also the Chief Operating Officer for Automation Anywhere, Inc. from March 2013 through August 2015 and then served as Chief Officer - Future Workforce until March 2018. From May 2017 through January 2021, Ms. Holmgren was a member of the Board of Directors of Fresh Realm, LLC, a privately-held delivery and business platform for the perishable food industry, representing Calavo's interests. In June 2021, Ms. Holmgren became an advisory to Circle Security, a cybersecurity platform powered by a patented decentralized cryptographic architecture purpose-built to deliver true prevention. She served on the Board of Directors of Group Delphi, a private design and media production company, from July 2014 through December 2019, and from October 2009 to December 2016, she served on the Board of Directors of Alliance of Chief Executives, LLC, an organization for chief executives. Since 2008, Ms. Holmgren has served as a Principal at Sage Advice Partners, a management consulting firm specializing in the high-tech and green-tech markets. She held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Mendocino Software, a privately held enterprise-class application data developer, from November 2007 to March 2008. Prior to November 2007, Ms. Holmgren spent over 20 years at Sun Microsystems, Inc., a publicly-held enterprise software company acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010, where she held increasingly senior roles, culminating in SVP, Storage Systems. Ms. Holmgren holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University and a M.B.A from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

On January 21, 2025, Mission Produce, Inc. announced the appointment of Damian Ricketts as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer effective January 19, 2025. Mr. Ricketts, age 47, has served as the Company's Vice President, Accounting and Finance since May 2018 and was previously the Company's Corporate Controller from June 2013 to May 2018. Mr. Ricketts holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

The Board of Directors of Mission Produce, Inc. has appointed Douglas M. Stone to the Board of Directors as an independent Class I director with a term expiring at the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, effective November 26, 2025. Mr. Stone was the President of AgriBusiness of J.R. Simplot Company from June 2018 to December 2024 and previously served as the Vice President of Wholesale Sales from 2016 until 2018. Previously, he served as the President and CEO of Consolidated Sourcing Solutions from 2010 until 2016 and the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Terra Industries Inc. from 2007 until 2010. Mr. Stone holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Iowa and a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Dakota.