Chris Bush

Group Chief Executive Officer, Westfalia Fruit

Chris Bush is Group Chief Executive Officer of Westfalia Fruit, in the role since October 2024.

Westfalia Fruit is a global avocado grower, packer and marketer owned by Hans Merensky Holdings. Bush came from grocery retail rather than the produce trade.

In the job

  1. Westfalia Fruit appointed Chris Bush group CEO from 28 October 2024, after an extensive global search, with acting CEO Rian du Toit returning to his role as CFO. Source

Career before

  1. Divisional CEO, DFI Retail Group, South East Asia
  2. 32 yearsUK managing director and other roles, Tesco

Sources

  1. westfaliafruit.com
  2. westfaliafruit.com
  3. foodbev.com
  4. foodprocessing.com
  5. m.andnowuknow.com

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