Mission Produce, Inc. announced the appointment of Tony Bashir Sarsam to its board of directors, effective August 14, 2023. Sarsam is appointed as an independent Class I director, with a term expiring at the Company?s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In connection with this appointment, Mission Produce?s board of directors has increased the size of the board from eight to nine directors.

Sarsam is a highly strategic executive with over thirty years of experience in the food industry, including extensive operational and executive-level experience at numerous food distribution and retail companies. Since 2020, Sarsam has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SpartanNash. Prior to joining SpartanNash, Sarsam held executive leadership positions at companies including Borden Dairy Company, Ready Pac Foods, Nestlé USA Direct Store Delivery Company, Dreyer?s and PepsiCo, where he built an impressive track record of driving record sales performance, leading organizational growth and transformation, and solving complex challenges with cross-functional business strategies.

In addition to serving on the board of SpartanNash and the SpartanNash Foundation, Sarsam holds board positions at three non-profit organizations, including the Food Marketing Institute, Arizona State University Foundation, and Business Leaders for Michigan. He received a Master of Science in Management from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Arizona State University.