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Mission Produce (AVO): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $2,575,284FY2023
- $3,500,819FY2024
- $3,050,746FY2025
CEO total pay was $3,050,746 in fiscal 2025, down from $3,500,819 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $825,850 · bonus $0 · stock awards $1,157,891 · option awards $0
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Barnard | $825,850 | $0 | $1,157,891 | $0 | $1,010,880 | $0 | $56,125 | $3,050,746 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| John Pawlowski | 619,385 | 124,800 | 964,907 | 0 | 606,528 | 0 | 84,331 | 2,399,951 |
| President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Bryan Giles | 502,781 | 76,502 | 656,146 | 0 | 371,790 | 0 | 81,145 | 1,688,364 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Joanne Wu | 464,540 | 70,200 | 482,460 | 0 | 341,172 | 0 | 79,104 | 1,437,476 |
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
| Juan Wiesner | 455,307 | 0 | 192,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,061 | 670,352 |
| Former President of Central and South America | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Barnard | $3,050,746 | $3,500,819 | $2,575,284 | ↓ −450,073 |
| John Pawlowski | 2,399,951 | 2,058,429 | — | ↑ +341,522 |
| Bryan Giles | 1,688,364 | 1,838,746 | 1,195,874 | ↓ −150,382 |
| Joanne Wu | 1,437,476 | 1,567,347 | 972,799 | ↓ −129,871 |
| Juan Wiesner | 670,352 | 778,419 | 933,924 | ↓ −108,067 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The Company's compensation philosophy is built on three key pillars: enabling the mission to attract and retain high-caliber talent, linking pay to performance through formulaic incentive plans, and creating alignment with stockholders via a mix of multi-year PSUs and time-vested RSUs. The program emphasizes variable at-risk compensation and robust stock ownership guidelines to ensure long-term value creation.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Pearl Meyer |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Wiesner | RSU | 2025-01-06 | — | — | 7,310 | — | $96,492 |
| Juan Wiesner | PSU | 2025-01-06 | 3,655 | 7,310 | — | 14,620 | 96,492 |
| Bryan Giles | RSU | 2025-01-06 | — | — | 24,854 | — | 328,073 |
| Joanne Wu | RSU | 2025-01-06 | — | — | 18,275 | — | 241,230 |
| Stephen Barnard | PSU | 2025-01-06 | 21,930 | 43,859 | — | 87,718 | 578,939 |
| John Pawlowski | PSU | 2025-01-06 | 18,275 | 36,549 | — | 73,098 | 482,447 |
| Bryan Giles | PSU | 2025-01-06 | 12,427 | 24,854 | — | 49,708 | 328,073 |
| Joanne Wu | PSU | 2025-01-06 | 9,138 | 18,275 | — | 36,550 | 241,230 |
| Stephen Barnard | RSU | 2025-01-06 | — | — | 43,860 | — | 578,952 |
| John Pawlowski | RSU | 2025-01-06 | — | — | 36,550 | — | 482,460 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Wiesner | $96,492 | $96,492 | $0 | 50.0% |
| Bryan Giles | 328,073 | 328,073 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Joanne Wu | 241,230 | 241,230 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Stephen Barnard | 578,952 | 578,939 | 0 | 50.0% |
| John Pawlowski | 482,460 | 482,447 | 0 | 50.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne Wu | RSU | 7,236 | — | $83,359 |
| Juan Wiesner | RSU | 7,236 | — | 83,359 |
| Bryan Giles | RSU | 9,841 | — | 113,368 |
| Juan Wiesner | PSU | 14,620 | — | 168,422 |
| Juan Wiesner | PSU | 20,596 | — | 237,266 |
| Juan Wiesner | RSU | 21,412 | — | 246,666 |
| Joanne Wu | PSU | 25,181 | — | 290,088 |
| Juan Wiesner | PSU | 25,181 | — | 290,088 |
| Stephen Barnard | RSU | 28,944 | — | 333,435 |
| Bryan Giles | PSU | 34,247 | — | 394,522 |
| Joanne Wu | PSU | 36,550 | — | 421,056 |
| Joanne Wu | RSU | 42,676 | — | 491,628 |
| Bryan Giles | PSU | 49,708 | — | 572,636 |
| Joanne Wu | PSU | 51,492 | — | 593,188 |
| Bryan Giles | RSU | 58,039 | — | 668,609 |
| John Pawlowski | RSU | 65,188 | — | 750,966 |
| Bryan Giles | PSU | 70,030 | — | 806,746 |
| John Pawlowski | PSU | 73,098 | — | 842,089 |
| John Pawlowski | PSU | 85,910 | — | 989,683 |
| Stephen Barnard | PSU | 87,718 | — | 1,010,511 |
| Stephen Barnard | PSU | 100,723 | — | 1,160,333 |
| Stephen Barnard | RSU | 113,999 | — | 1,313,268 |
| Stephen Barnard | PSU | 123,584 | — | 1,423,688 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen A. BeebeIndependent · Board Chair · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | $80,167 | $164,109 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $244,276 |
| Bonnie C. LindIndependent · Audit · Not standing for re-election | 85,000 | 106,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191,185 |
| Jay A. PackIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 80,167 | 106,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186,352 |
| Linda B. SegreIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Management Succession · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 80,000 | 106,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186,185 |
| Bruce C. TaylorIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 77,667 | 106,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183,852 |
| Tony Bashir SarsamIndependent · Compensation | 72,667 | 106,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178,852 |
| Luis A. GonzalezNot independent | 66,667 | 106,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172,852 |
| Michael B. SimsIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Strategy · Newly elected | 39,500 | 103,767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143,267 |
| Laura FlanaganIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Audit/Finance · Technology/Cybersecurity · Newly elected | 25,667 | 84,935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110,602 |
| Stephen J. BarnardEmployee director | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas M. StoneIndependent · Compensation · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $70,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $110,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 15,000 / 12,500 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $5 |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $607,502 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $989,921 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,597,423 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Mission Produce as a peer
Companies that benchmark against AVO
5 companies name AVO as a compensation peer
- CALAVO GROWERS INCCVGWFY2024
- DEL MONTE CORPDMCFY2025
- Limoneira COLMNRFY2025
- SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INCJBSSFY2026
- Vital Farms, Inc.VITLFY2025
Each company listed discloses AVO in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named AVO in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B&G Foods | 2025 | Gregory Heckman | $1,400,000 | $12,767,722 | $0 | $4,112,640 | $18,945,479 |
| 2 | Westrock Coffee Company | 2025 | John Engel | 1,412,165 | 7,112,936 | 2,275,029 | 1,362,550 | 12,308,746 |
| 3 | Vita Coco Company | 2025 | Martin Roper | 625,000 | 1,879,998 | 920,002 | 1,114,375 | 4,549,875 |
| 4 | The Hain Celestial Group | 2025 | Wendy Davidson | 789,808 | 3,530,682 | 0 | 0 | 4,546,417 |
| 5 | Utz Brands | 2025 | Howard Friedman | 968,289 | 2,699,044 | 0 | 609,936 | 4,391,269 |
| 6 | The Simply Good Foods Company | 2025 | Geoff Tanner | 816,667 | 2,747,758 | — | 748,000 | 4,330,633 |
| 7 | J&J Snack Foods | 2025 | Daniel Fachner | 1,021,923 | 2,059,974 | 0 | 834,300 | 3,978,648 |
| 8 | Mission Produce | 2025 | Stephen Barnard | 825,850 | 1,157,891 | 0 | 1,010,880 | 3,050,746 |
| 9 | CalMaine Foods | 2026 | Sherman Miller | 627,538 | 502,523 | 0 | 0 | 2,109,221 |
| 10 | Farmer Bros. Co. | 2024 | John Moore III | 346,538 | 1,499,296 | 0 | 0 | 1,945,920 |
| — | Sovos Brands, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | John B. Sanfilippo & Son | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Fresh Del Monte Produce | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | SunOpta | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Incentive design against the same peers
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Produce | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer |
| B&G Foods | not disclosed | PBRSU 60 · TBRSU 40 | Yes — 3-Year RTSR | Semler Brossy |
| CalMaine Foods | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Mercer |
| Farmer Bros. Co. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PBRSU 50 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Fresh Del Monte Produce | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| J&J Snack Foods | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Sovos Brands, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| SunOpta | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| The Hain Celestial Group | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | Yes — Relative TSR versus the S&P Food & Beverage Select Industry Index | ClearBridge Compensation Group, LLC |
| The Simply Good Foods Company | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | Mercer |
| Utz Brands | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | F.W. Cook |
| Vita Coco Company | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer |
| Westrock Coffee Company | not disclosed | not disclosed | Yes — Relative Total Stockholder Return (TSR) Modifier | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-04-09 | 42,038,121 | 5,311,570 | 7,554 | 88.78% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-04-10 | 33,883,441 | 8,926,300 | 1,112,117 | 79.15% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-04-11 | 46,011,538 | 1,254,630 | 783,331 | 97.35% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-04-13 | 43,795,040 | 2,695,079 | 1,827,064 | 94.2% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-04-09 | 88.78%a |
| 2025 | 2025-04-10 | 79.15%b |
| 2024 | 2024-04-11 | 97.35%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Broker non-votes and abstentions will have no effect on this proposal since they are not counted as votes cast.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Broker non-votes and abstentions will have no effect on this proposal since they are not counted as votes cast.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Broker non-votes and abstentions will have no effect on this proposal since they are not counted as votes cast.”.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 530 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $3,050,746 |
| Median employee compensation | $5,759 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (43 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Stephen Barnard. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 39. As printed: 3,050,746. View filing ↗
- Section 01, John Pawlowski. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 39. As printed: 2,399,951. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Bryan Giles. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 39. As printed: 1,688,364. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Joanne Wu. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 39. As printed: 1,437,476. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Juan Wiesner. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 39. As printed: 670,352. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Juan Wiesner RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Juan Wiesner PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Bryan Giles RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Joanne Wu RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Stephen Barnard PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, John Pawlowski PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Bryan Giles PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Joanne Wu PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Stephen Barnard RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, John Pawlowski RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 530 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Stephen A. Beebe. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 244,276. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Bonnie C. Lind. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 191,185. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jay A. Pack. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 186,352. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Linda B. Segre. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 186,185. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Bruce C. Taylor. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 183,852. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Tony Bashir Sarsam. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 178,852. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Luis A. Gonzalez. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 172,852. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Michael B. Sims. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 143,267. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Laura Flanagan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 110,602. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Stephen J. Barnard. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Douglas M. Stone. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-04-09. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 88.78% (votes for as printed: 42,038,121). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-04-10. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 79.15% (votes for as printed: 33,883,441). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-04-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.35% (votes for as printed: 46,011,538). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 607,502 + equity 989,921 + all other 0 = 1,597,423, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- B&G Foods, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-10. CEO total compensation as printed in B&G Foods's own proxy. As printed: 18,945,479. View filing ↗
- Westrock Coffee Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Westrock Coffee Company's own proxy. As printed: 12,308,746. View filing ↗
- Vita Coco Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Vita Coco Company's own proxy. As printed: 4,549,875. View filing ↗
- The Hain Celestial Group, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-09-18. CEO total compensation as printed in The Hain Celestial Group's own proxy. As printed: 4,546,417. View filing ↗
- Utz Brands, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Utz Brands's own proxy. As printed: 4,391,269. View filing ↗
- The Simply Good Foods Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-17. CEO total compensation as printed in The Simply Good Foods Company's own proxy. As printed: 4,330,633. View filing ↗
- J&J Snack Foods, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-02. CEO total compensation as printed in J&J Snack Foods's own proxy. As printed: 3,978,648. View filing ↗
- Mission Produce (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Mission Produce's own proxy. As printed: 3,050,746. View filing ↗
- CalMaine Foods, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-18. CEO total compensation as printed in CalMaine Foods's own proxy. As printed: 2,109,221. View filing ↗
- Farmer Bros. Co., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-12-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Farmer Bros. Co.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,945,920. View filing ↗