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Mission Produce Executive Compensation (FY25)

AVO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Data as of September 20, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 9, 2026
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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Stephen Barnard
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 9, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Stephen Barnard: $3,500,819 → $3,050,746 (12.9% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Mission Produce's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Stephen Barnard, Chief Executive Officer, came to $3,050,746 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $3,500,819 reported for fiscal 2024, Barnard's total was 12.9% lower.
What was Mission Produce's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 88.8% support at the meeting held April 9, 2026.
Which companies are in Mission Produce's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include B&G Foods, CalMaine Foods, Farmer Bros. Co., Fresh Del Monte Produce and J&J Snack Foods, among others.
What is Mission Produce's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 530:1, against median employee compensation of $9,320.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen Barnard
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Bryan Giles
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Joanne Wu
General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇———◇◇
Juan Wiesner
Former President of Central and South America
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen Barnard
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Pawlowski
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Bryan Giles
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Joanne Wu
General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Juan Wiesner
Former President of Central and South America
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen Barnard
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Pawlowski
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Giles
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Joanne Wu
General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Juan Wiesner
Former President of Central and South America
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Bryan E. GilesRSU◇——◇———
Bryan E. GilesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Joanne C. WuRSU◇——◇———
Joanne C. WuPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John M. PawlowskiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John M. PawlowskiRSU◇——◇——◇
Juan A. WiesnerRSU◇——◇———
Juan A. WiesnerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Stephen J. BarnardPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Stephen J. BarnardRSU◇——◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Stephen BarnardPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
Option◇—◇—
John PawlowskiRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Bryan GilesRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
Juan WiesnerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
Joanne WuRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen A. Beebe
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Bonnie C. Lind
◇◇————◇
Jay A. Pack
◇◇————◇
Linda B. Segre
◇◇————◇
Bruce C. Taylor
◇◇————◇
Tony Bashir Sarsam
◇◇————◇
Luis A. Gonzalez
◇◇————◇
Michael B. Sims
◇◇————◇
Laura Flanagan
◇◇————◇
Douglas M. Stone and Stephen J. Barnard served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • B&G Foods BG
  • CalMaine Foods CALM
  • Farmer Bros. Co. FARM
  • Fresh Del Monte Produce symbol not shown
  • J&J Snack Foods JJSF
  • John B. Sanfilippo & Son symbol not shown
  • Sovos Brands, Inc. symbol not shown
  • SunOpta symbol not shown
  • The Hain Celestial Group HAIN
  • The Simply Good Foods Company SMPL
  • Utz Brands UTZ
  • Vita Coco Company COCO
  • Westrock Coffee Company WCC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 9, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 10, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 11, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 13, 2023=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Citations

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206 figures on this page: 198 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
198 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-149896
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-26-006551
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Executive Compensation Tables
  3. 0001802974-25-000012
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001802974-24-000022
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001193125-23-102092
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Mission Produce discloses

The companies named in AVO's own disclosed peer group.

B&G FoodsCalMaine FoodsJ&J Snack FoodsThe Hain Celestial GroupThe Simply Good Foods CompanyUtz BrandsVita Coco CompanyWestrock Coffee Company

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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