Univeg Germany has announced the appointment of Francis Kint as its new managing director, effective 1 January 2009, leading German trade magazine Fruchthandel has reported.
Mr Kint, who served as managing director for northern and eastern Europe at Chiquita Brands between 1995 and 2004, joins Univeg Germany from garden tools group Fiskars, taking over from Peter Jung following the Univeg group's takeover of former Chiquita subsidiary Atlanta last year.
Atlanta became Univeg Germany in November 2008. The company's branch network, including its headquarters in Bremen andservice centres across Germany, now carry the Univeg name.
'I am pleased to welcome Francis as head of Univeg Germany,' commentedHein Deprez, CEO of Univeg. 'Francis joins us at a timewhen we are six months away from completing our integration process following the acquisition of Atlanta.'
Peter Jung, who was managing of director of Atlanta for six years, said
'It is with great pride that I hand over leadership of Univeg Germany to Francis andI congratulate him on this new task,' he said. 'Inretrospect, the past six years have been the most enjoyable and successful in mycareer.'
» Full details of the handover will appear in the next issue of Fruchthandel.
