MOWI - Key Persons
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- Member of the Nomination Committee
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- Chairman of the Nomination Committee
- Chairman, Independent
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- COO Feed
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- COO
- Member of the Board of Directors
- COO Farming Scotland, Ireland and Faroes
Mr. Hadfield has been the COO of Mowi's fish feed segment since February 2013, before which he was a Production Manager at Mowi Scotland (2007 to 2013) and the Technical Chairman of the Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation (2012 to 2013). His previous positions also include Technical & HSEQ Manager (2004 to 2007) and Environmental Manager (2000 to 2004) at Mowi Scotland. He holds degrees from the University of Sheffield and the University of Manchester.
Job Titles:
- Chief Sustainability Officer
- Chief Technology Officer
- Member of the Board of Directors
Catarina has a MSc in Marine Biology from Lisbon University in Portugal, a PhD in Animal Sciences from Wageningen University in the Netherlands and MBA in Global Seafood from Norwegian School of Economics. In addition, Catarina has supplementary education in Corporate Sustainability and other relevant education from Harvard University in the USA. She has both a scientific and business background that are of importance in this position.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Technician
- Feeding Station Technician, Mowi Norway Region North
Fernando Villarroel has served as COO Americas since October 2020, and from May 2017 as Managing Director for Mowi Chile. He has extensive experience in salmon farming and finances in Chile, Canada, Scotland and Norway.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Vindheim was appointed CEO in 2019. Prior to this he held the position as CFO.
Mr. Vindheim has experience from various executive positions in seafood and other industries. He was CFO of Mowi for seven years before taking on the position of CEO.
Mr. Vindheim holds an MSc in Business and an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics. He is also a State Authorized Public Accountant and Certified European Financial Analyst.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Quality Manager at Mowi Jøsnøya, Region Mid
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- Member of the Board of Directors
Born: 1983 Education: European Business School in London. Background: Currently employed by Seatankers Services (UK) LLP and serves as director of SFL Corporation Ltd, Norwegian Property ASA and Axactor SE. Previous directorships include Seadrill Ltd, Golar LNG Limited, Frontline Ltd and Deep Sea Supply.
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- Investor Relations Officer & Head of Treasury
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- CFO
- Member of the Board of Directors
- New CFO
Kristian Ellingsen was appointed new CFO of Mowi in November 2019 after acting as Group Accounting Director at the company for 4 years. Prior to joining Mowi he was a Director in PwC, where he worked for almost 10 years. Ellingsen holds a Master's degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and a Bachelor's degree in informatics from the University of Bergen. He is also a State Authorized Public Accountant.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Partner Sandwater AS
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- CEO Fana Sparebank
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Controller Mowi Norway Region North
Born: 1987 Education: Master of Science in Sustainable Management from Bodø Graduate School of Business and Baltic State of Technical University (2013). Bachelor in Business Administration from Bergen University College and Queensland University of Technology (2009). Background: Started as Financial Controller in Aker Solutions in 2013, and have worked as a Controller in Mowi since 2016.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Nomination Committee
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- COO
- Member of the Board of Directors
- COO Sales and Marketing
Mr. Brattvoll has served as the COO of Mowi´s sales & marketing segment since December 2010. Prior to joining us, he worked in the marketing and sales department of the Norwegian Seafood Export Council´s Norway office (1995 to 2002) and Tokyo office (2002 to 2006). Mr. Brattvoll has also worked as Market Director (2006 to 2007) and Vice President of Sales (2010 to 2011) at Hallvard Lerøy AS, a seafood company. He holds a degree in Fisheries from the Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Member of the Board of Directors
Born: 1959 Education: Educated at the Norwegian School of Management 1980-84. AFF management program 1992. Background: Former CEO in Lerøy Seafood Group ASA 1991-2008, former Chairman of the Norwegian Seafood Federation (FHL) and former chairman of the board of the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC). Mr. Lerøy has broad experience from the seafood industry. He is member of the board of the International Groundfish Forum.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Investment Director Seatankers Management Norway AS
Born: 1980 Education: MSc from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Background: Previously a partner in Arctic Securities AS, where he was responsible for the seafood, IT and healthcare sectors. Strand has previously worked in equity research for SEB Enskilda, among other things as the responsible analyst for seafood.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- CEO and Chair of Oceanfood
Born: 1975 Education: Master of Science in Business Norwegian School of Economics. Background: Former CEO in Norwegian Seafood Council AS and Lerøy Aurora AS. Larsen has broad experience from the whole value chain in the seafood industry. Larsen also have a wide experience from board positions; Folketrygdfondet, Nofima and different Lerøy companies, among others. Today she is the chair of The Northern Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Nord RHF) and Oceanfood AS, and member of the board in Bane NOR SF, Norcod AS, Calanus AS and the Norwegian handball federation.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- COO Farming Norway
Mr. Oaland has previously served as Mowi's Chief Technology Officer from 2008 to 2020. He has been with Mowi since 2000 in various capacities within fish health, food safety, product quality and quality assurance. He holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science.