Norway Royal Salmon ASA’s (NRS) appointment of interim CEO Klaus Hatlebrekke has expired and he has returned to his previous position of COO of Business Development with immediate effect.
Charles Høstlund, who was CEO of NRS from 2014 until September 2021, has been appointed new interim CEO.
“I have accepted to lead NRS in an interim period, and it is exciting to be back with the company. I am looking forward to seeing many familiar faces the coming weeks,” Høstlund said in a company announcement.
Hatlebrekke commented, “It is natural to make a change now in this phase for the company. Charles and I have worked together for many years, and I look forward to continuing the collaboration.”
NRS group currently owns 36,085 tonnes maximum allowed biomass (MAB) for salmon farming in Troms and Finnmark, Norway, and 21,800 tonnes MAB for salmon farming and 5,300 tonnes MAB for trout farming in Iceland through the company Arctic Fish. It also has minority interests in two associated Norwegian fish farming companies which together own nine fish farming licenses.
