Greenyard, a large supplier of fruit and vegetables, announced that Nicolas De Clercq will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Management of the Group. He succeeds Geert Peeters, current CFO, who will leave the company at the end of September, to pursue new endeavors.
Hein Deprez, Founder and co-CEO of Greenyard: “Nicolas brings over 25 years of experience, of which over a decade as successful CFO, including at a stock-listed company. He has all qualifications as a top executive and has built a proven track record over the years displaying continuous growth and leadership. We are sure that Nicolas will be fully operational in no-time and directly contribute to our accelerating global journey towards pure-plant foods and healthy diets for all.”
De Clercq is pleased to join Greenyard: “I am very happy to join a stock-listed and ambitious company. There was an immediate chemistry with the company, and with the management team. Looking at my professional journey over the last ten years at a listed company with a strong family as shareholder, the clear ambitions of Greenyard and my personal background as the son of a grower, all the pieces of the puzzle have come together for me. Greenyard is a company with a clear purpose, right at the heart of the global food transition and set for a healthy future. I am looking forward to contributing to that path.”
After five fruitful and intense years of collaboration, Peeters decided to take a new turn in his professional career and leave Greenyard. He will transition from his role as CFO, and leave the company on 30 September 2023. Sufficient time has been foreseen to ensure a good and thorough handover and transition from Peeters to De Clercq.
Marc Zwaaneveld, co-CEO of Greenyard, said: “Together with Geert, we have worked hard in recent years to further prepare our company for the future. Based on Greenyard’s strong foundations, we have become a stronger and more agile global leader over the past years. We are a stable and reliable partner in the food value chain, and Geert has directly contributed to this. In the year in which he turns fifty, Geert feels that it is a good time to look at other challenges and take on new ventures. We would like to thank him for his firm commitment and important contribution to our results in recent years. With Nicolas on board, we will be able to continue our work based on those foundations, and even further accelerate.”
For more information:
Cedric Pauwels
Greenyard
Tel: +32 15 32 42 00
Email: [email protected]
www.greenyard.group