SalMar Names Witzøe New CEO

Norwegian fish farm company SalMar has appointed Gustav Witzøe as it chief executive officer, effective 21 October 2019.

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From this date the current CEO, Olav Andreas Ervik, will become managing director of the new subsidiary SalMar Ocean and responsible for the company’s ventures in ocean-based fish farming.

SalMar’s initiatives in ocean-based fish farming has to date been organised as a business area within SalMar and headed by Gustav Witzøe. These activities will now be transferred to a subsidiary which Ervik wanted to lead, the company said.

Both Witzøe and Ervik emphasise that this change will ensure continuity in management and that it is a logical consequence of SalMar’s ambition to lead in the development of ocean-based fish farming.

According to the company, the board of directors considers this a good foundation for the continued positive development of SalMar, both within ocean-based and conventional fish farming.