Seafood sector veteran Kevin Bixler to chair ISSF board. International Seafood Sustainability Foundation appoints Thai Union Group’s Global Director of Group Fish Procurement to chair; William Gibbons-Fly, former U.S. Department of State Lead Fisheries Negotiator, ...
New managing director of Scania (Great Britain) Ltd. Scania (Great Britain) Limited is delighted to announce the appointment of James Armstrong as its new Managing Director. James will succeed Martin Hay who leaves the business ...
AquaMaof boosts its customer support operations; Appoints aquaculture veteran, Guy Alon, as division manager. AquaMaof Aquaculture Technologies Ltd., world leader in Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) technology for land-based aquaculture, has reinforced its Customer Service & ...
AquaBounty hires Dennis Bryant as director of sales. Bryant brings extensive experience and strong industry relationships as AquaBounty prepares for the commercial launch of its genetically engineered salmon AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AQB) (“AquaBounty” or ...
Scottish Sea Farms appoints new Head of Sustainability & Development. Leading salmon grower Scottish Sea Farms has announced the appointment of a new, dedicated Head of Sustainability & Development to spearhead the company’s drive to ...
NOAA Fisheries appoints new Chief Information Officer. NOAA Fisheries announces the appointment of Nancy Majower as their new Chief Information Officer. The Office of the Chief Information Officer is responsible for website design and development, customer support ...
New Dawn for Horizon Proteins. Pioneering biotechnology firm Horizon Proteins has appointed Iain Lochhead Chief Executive Officer in a boardroom reshuffle to support its growth plans. The strategic changes will also see co-founder Nik Willoughby become Chief Technology Officer. Horizon Proteins provide ...
Demetris Chrysostomou to head up CSM’S Asia region. Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has underlined its commitment to growing its share of the important Asian market by boosting the size and capability of its management team in ...
New Sandford CEO has a ‘clear mission.’ The Chairman of New Zealand seafood company Sanford, Sir Rob McLeod has confirmed that newly appointed CEO, Peter Reidie, will begin his tenure on 6 April 2021. Mr ...
New manager to oversee IPNLF’s activities in St Helena. The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the non-profit organisation that is committed to developing and supporting responsible one-by-one tuna fisheries and supply chains, has appointed ...
GAA appoints industry veteran Brian Perkins as COO. Seafood industry veteran Brian Perkins is joining the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) as its chief operating officer, the organisation announced on Jan. 18, 2021. Perkins comes to ...
Praise for Samherji stalwart. Haraldur Grétarsson will resign from the European operations of Samherji Holding ehf. in early April. Mr. Grétarsson has held the position of managing director of the Deutsche Fischfang Union (DFFU) in ...
New Chair of JPI Oceans Management Board. Dr Niall McDonough, Director of Policy Innovation and Research Support Services at the Marine Institute, was recently elected Chair of the JPI Oceans Management Board. JPI Oceans is ...
Aker BioMarine appoints Webjørn Barstad as new EVP Offshore. Former Lerøy leader brings years of industry experience into new, executive-level role at Aker BioMarine. A self-described ‘boat guy’, Webjørn Barstad is ready to jump on ...
Columbia Shipmanagement welcomes CSM Italy’s new managing director. World-class ship management and maritime services provider, Columbia Shipmangement (CSM) is pleased to announce that Xanthos Kyriacou has taken over as Managing Director of CSM Italy, the ...
Witherbys bolsters board with appointment of David Balston. Witherbys, the maritime publishing experts, has welcomed Royal Navy and industry stalwart David Balston as non-executive director (Deputy Chairman) to provide specialist sector expertise and support the ...
IPNLF announces new Chair of their Board as part of leadership succession plan. Rahim Hoosen will succeed John Burton as chair of the board after he successfully steered the global charity for the past seven years ...
New chief executive for Cefas. Following the retirement of Tom Karsten earlier this year, Defra has appointed Neil Hornby as the new Chief Executive of Cefas. Neil will take up his new post in January ...
Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation recruits new Head of Standards. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) has appointed Richard Beckett as Head of Standards to join the organisation’s Sustainability team. Richard has recently completed an MBA ...
Ocean Choice hires new European MD. Ocean Choice International has announced that Rens Elderkamp is joining the Company’s sales team as the Managing Director of its European Operations. Rens brings over a decade of seafood ...