NEW GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AT GRIEG SEAFOOD

New global communications manager at Gireg Seafood with the appointment of Kristina Furnes, advisor from Scandinavia’s largest communications agency, enabling the salmon farming company to strengthen its strategic communications capabilities.

“Our industry gets to use fjords that belong to all to produce our healthy salmon. We need to be trusted partners of the communities where we operate. The employment of Kristina Furnes is a new step in our efforts to improve the dialogue with society around us, also in cooperation with other actors in the industry. We are happy that she will join our team” says Andreas Kvame, CEO of Grieg Seafood.

Furnes is a former communications advisor at Scandinavia’s largest communications agency, Geelmuyden Kiese, where she has been for over 3 years. She has worked a great deal with issues related to various parts of the seafood industry. She is a political scientist from the University of Oslo.

“The aquaculture industry will become increasingly important in providing healthy food to a growing global population. As a leading actor in the industry, Grieg Seafood has set ambitious goals on sustainability, digitalization and growth. I am thrilled to join the company,” says Furnes.
Furnes starts on January 2, 2019.

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