Dive Brief:
- Effective March 31, Chiquita Brands International's interim president and CEO Brian Kocher exited the company, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
- Kocher's position has been "terminated pursuant to a resignation for good reason under his change in control severance agreement."
- The filing also stated that Joseph Johnson, Chiquita's vice president and chief accounting officer, will resign from his positions as of April 17.
Dive Insight:
These two announcements are the latest in an overhaul of Chiquita's executives since the company was taken over by the Cutrale and Safra groups earlier this year. Kocher, who had been with Chiquita since 2005, succeeded Ed Lonergan as CEO for an interim period.