<p>Chiquita has elected Craig Huss, 61, to its Board of Directors. He will also serve on the Compensation and Organization Development Committee and the Food Safety, Technology and Sustainability Committee.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Huss comes to the board with over 35 years of experience under his belt across all facets of the agricultural processing value chain. His addition will bring the total number of board members to eight.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"Craig is highly regarded for his agricultural expertise in global value chain management," said Kerrii B. Anderson, Chiquita's chairwoman of the Board. "We are confident that Craig's extensive and diverse industry experience, coupled with his perspective on strategic planning, will be valuable to our Board as we strengthen our commitment to Chiquita's core business and drive value creation on behalf of our shareholders."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"I look forward to bringing my experience to Chiquita's board and working with the management team," said Huss. "Having spent many years in agricultural processing, I have a deep appreciation for the work that Chiquita does around the globe each and every day and I look forward to contributing to the company's progress."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Since September of 2011, Huss has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), an agricultural processing company and manufacturer of value-added food and feed ingredients. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.chiquita.com/Home.aspx" target="_new">Chiquita</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
