SalMar appoints Gunnar Nielsen as CFO
GUNNAR Nielsen, former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with the Faroese fish farmer Bakkafrost, has been appointed to a similar position at SalMar of Norway.
Gunnar Nielsen (pictured), who takes up his new post on 1 April, has extensive experience through a number of management positions in the seafood, banking, industry and auditing sectors.
He spent five years at Bakkafrost between 2014 and 2019, a period when the company grew strongly.
As previously announced, SalMar’s current CFO, Trine Sæther Romuld, will transfer to a new position as the CFO at SalMar Aker Ocean, a joint venture with Aker set up to develop offshore farming.