Bert Barmans has taken over from Luc Clerx as Zespri Europe’s general manager overseeing day-to-day management of the New Zealand group’s European operations.

Barmans has worked at Zespri Europe for more than 10 years, starting as market manager for the Benelux countries and spending the last four years as European sales manager.

Meanwhile, Clerx has been appointed as director of Zespri Europe.