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Fish farm trainees shortlisted for Lantra awards
Trainees from three aquaculture companies have been short-listed for Lantra Scotland’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills, known as the ALBAS. Scottish Sea Farms, Cooke Aquaculture and Bakkafrost will all be represented at the awards event, which will take place at the Crieff Hydro on Thursday 7 March 2024. Hamish MacLean (pictured, above) from Tobermory…
Read MoreCEO for new Agri-Tech Centres announced
The three UK “Agri-Tech Centres” set to merge this April have announced the appointment of Phil Bicknell as CEO of the combined organisation. The Agri-Tech Centres are government-supported bodies set up with the aim of fostering innovation in agriculture and, since 2022, aquaculture. The three are Agri-EPI (Agricultural Engineering Precision Innovation Centre), CHAP (Crop Health…
Read MoreAce Aquatec hires new sales chief
Dundee-based aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has appointed Ben Perry as Head of Sales. He has worked across freshwater and marine finfish production, animal health and genetics for over 15 years. Perry (pictured, with Ace Aquatec’s A-Biomass camera) comes to Ace Aquatec from Benchmark Holdings Ltd, where he held the role of Sales and…
Read MoreMoen Marin names its new chief
Moen Marin, one of the world’s largest supplier of wellboats to the aquaculture industry, has a new chief. He is Bernt Lilliestråle (pictured) who takes over as CEO on 1 March. The company said that with an impressive background and extensive experience in the maritime sector, Lilliestråle brings “a unique combination of technical expertise and…
Read MoreKontali names Kjerstad as next CEO
Seafood markets consultancy Kontali has appointed Kjetil Angell Kjerstad as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, starting from 1 April. Kjerstad is currently Head of Business Development and Strategy at telecoms business Telia Norway. He was formerly Head of Google Ads in Norway and his career also includes roles with Microsoft Norway and Telenor. Kontali provides…
Read MoreBenchmark promotes Tziouvas to new UK role
Aquaculture biotech group Benchmark has promoted Harry Tziouvas – formerly Global Sales and Technical Manager for salmon – to the role of Commercial Lead UK and Global Land-Based. Tziouvas has been with Benchmark since June 2022 and was formerly Senior Biologist (North) with the Scottish Salmon Company (which now trades as Bakkafrost Scotland). Joining Tziouvas…
Read MoreSeafood Scotland hires international marketing professional
Seafood Scotland, the national trade and marketing body for Scottish seafood, has recruited an experienced, bilingual export marketing professional to further develop its networks in key European markets. French national Marie-Anne Omnes (pictured) has been appointed Head of Trade Marketing (Europe), based in Edinburgh. She joins from the Paris office of the US Department of…
Read MoreIcelandic salmon company makes two new key appointments
Icelandic salmon farmer Arctic Fish has made two new key appointments. The Mowi-owned company has named John Gunnar Grindskar as its new Chief Operating Officer and Baldur Smári Einarsson as its new Financial Director. John Grindskar, who joins from Mowi in Norway, takes up his post in the next few days, while Baldur Einarson, who has been…
Read MoreNofima names new aquaculture head
Norwegian research institute Nofima has appointed Linn Anne Bjelland Brunborg to the post of Director, Aquaculture Division, starting 1 January. She was previously General Manager of Orkla Ocean, a Norwegian company set up to develop seaweed farming for food and related products. Bjelland Brunborg studied human nutrition at the University of Bergen and started her…
Read MoreWellFish hires Braceland for North America role
WellFish Tech, the aquaculture clinical biochemistry specialist, has continued its expansion by hiring Mark Braceland as its North America Director. The company said this appointment will allow WellFish to better serve the North American market with its non-lethal health and welfare monitoring services. Mark Braceland, originally from the west of Scotland, has experience in the…
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