GreenFruit taps David Fausset as Vice President of Business Development

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GreenFruit Avocados today named David Fausset as Vice President of Business Development. Fausset brings nearly 30 years of experience building customer programs and the teams behind them at three of the most recognized names in the category: Mission Produce, Del Monte Fresh Produce and Westfalia Fruit.

The appointment is the latest in a series of leadership moves at GreenFruit. In October, the company named Ryan C. Fink Vice President of Operations and promoted Giovanni Espinosa to Sales Manager and Andrew Gomez to Sourcing Manager. Together, the moves reflect a commitment to building a fully vertically integrated avocado company that closes the distance between grower and customer.

“Dave is one of the most respected people in this business, and everyone who has worked with him knows why,” says Scott Bauwens, CEO, GreenFruit Avocados. He leads with integrity, he follows through, and he takes care of his customers. “That is the customer-first culture we are building at GreenFruit. Dave also knows how to build new programs, scale them and build the teams behind them. He will help take the strong foundation of our existing team and business model to the next level.”

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Scott Bauwens and David Fausset.

Fausset spent 17 years at Mission Produce as Director of Sales, helping build one of the industry’s most successful avocado sales organizations. He went on to serve as Vice President of Sales at Fillmore Piru Citrus and as Senior Director of Sales for the avocado program at Del Monte Fresh Produce, then spent more than five years as Director of Business Development at Westfalia Fruit. He served on the Hass Avocado Board from 2012 to 2016.

“I have had the chance to work with some of the best companies in this industry, and what GreenFruit is building is special,” says David Fausset, Vice President of Business Development . “The model is right, the origins are right and the people are right. Customers want a partner they can count on when the market gets tight. GreenFruit has built that reputation, and I’m excited to help grow it.”

As Vice President of Business Development, Fausset will lead the development of new customer programs, expand GreenFruit’s retail and foodservice relationships across North America and help build the sales team to support the company’s growth. The role reunites him with GreenFruit leaders he has worked alongside before, including Jim Donovan, Ryan Fink and Scott Bauwens. He will work closely with Sales Manager Giovanni Espinosa and GreenFruit’s commercial team.

Following a transformative ownership restructuring in April 2026, GreenFruit is building a fully vertically integrated avocado company spanning growing, packing, shipping and ripening operations across California, Mexico, Peru and Colombia.

For more information:
GreenFruit Avocados
Tel: +1 (949) 251-0963
[email protected]
www.greenfruitavocados.com

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