Nordic Aqua Partners A/S | Announcement of change to the Board of Directors at Nordic Aqua Partners AS
Nordic Aqua Partners AS is pleased to announce that Tore Hopen and Vegard Gjerde will join the Board of Directors. Tore Hopen holds the position as Chief Executive Officer at Farvatn Private Equity AS, a major shareholder in Nordic Aqua Partners AS. Tore has a wide experience from banking and finance, including M&A, business development and various board assignments.
Vegard Gjerde holds the position as Investment Director in Kontrari / Kontrazi, the second largest shareholder of the company. Vegard has also experience as a Management Consultant in serving a wide range of industries and clients on strategic and financial related issues, and from various board assignments.
Ragnar Joensen, Chairman of Nordic Aqua Partners AS: “We are very delighted to welcome Tore Hopen and Vegard Gjerde to the Nordic Aqua Partner Board. Their respective experience will be of great value to Nordic Aqua as we are planning for further expansion and growth. I will also take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to Jan Petersen and Knut Langeteig for their services as Directors of the Board since the very start of the company. Their international expertise and knowledge of both aquaculture and fisheries have been very instrumental in the critical build-up of the company.
The Nordic Aqua Board now comprise of:
Ragnar Joensen (Chairman of the Board)
Ove Nodland
Knut Nesse
Tore Hopen
Vegard Gjerde
For further information please contact:
Hjalti Hvítklett, CFO Nordic Aqua Partners
hjalti@nordicaquapartners.com
+298 221222
About Nordic Aqua Partners
Nordic Aqua Partners is a Nordic land-based salmon farming company, using cutting-edge Nordic technology and expertise to set up the first fully integrated and commercially scaled Recirculating Aquaculture System [RAS] farm for Atlantic salmon located in Ningbo, China. With operations in place, Nordic Aqua Partners will be the first local producer of truly sustainable and fresh salmon to the Chinese market. The current business plan is for an annual production of 20,000 tonnes HOG.
Nordic Aqua Partners A/S is listed at Euronext Growth under the ticker NOAP.
To learn more, please visit www.nordicaquapartners.com