Francis Kint
Mr. Francis Kint graduated as a civil engineer from Ghent University, completed the PUB Program at Vlerick Business School, and earned an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. His career began in consulting at Accenture. He then worked throughout his entire career in both the Consumer Products industry (for Sara Lee in France and Fiskars) and the Agro Food industry. At Chiquita, Francis held the position of Vice-President for Northern and Eastern Europe, after which he continued his career at UNIVEG (now the Greenyard Fresh Segment). Here, he assumed various roles, including Managing Director for Germany, and Head of the Fruit & Vegetables division. In 2013, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). From 2015, he undertook CEO roles at the Vion Food Group in the Netherlands (2015-2018) and later at Ter Beke (now What’s Cooking?) (2018-2021).
In June 2021, he returned to Greenyard to lead the Frozen Division as Managing Director. In December 2023, he was appointed CEO of Greenyard, effective January 1, 2024.