Norwegian white fish trading company Normarine has hired Bjørnar Klokk to fill its new Head of Trading role and to help grow the company’s relationships with customers worldwide.
Klokk served most recently as Area Sales Manager at Nyborg AS, which provides ventilation solutions to offshore and marine industries, among other sectors.
“Bjørnar will be a great fit with the fishing fleet and with our other partners,” Normarine Managing Director Bjørn Fladmark said. “He has a diverse background in the maritime industry and deep experience with international trade. We very much look forward to supporting his transition into the seafood sector and seeing him further develop and expand the close relationships we have today.”
It’s intended that Klokk will play a role in shaping the whitefish business across the broader seafood group that Normarine is a part of with UK-based New England Seafood International (NESI) and Iceland-based Icemar and AG Seafoods. The companies make up the seafood component of Woocheen, the ocean health-focused business arm of Alaska Native Corporation Sealaska.
“Bjørnar’s global perspective and technology experience will be significant assets as we grow internationally and expand our capacity to collect and analyze data,” said Dan Aherne, CEO of NESI and Woocheen’s global seafood group. “He will make a tremendous contribution to both Normarine and our wider group as we work to be our customers’ preferred frozen-at-sea white fish partner in Norway.”
Klokk said he is excited about the opportunity to contribute to Normarine’s success: “I am confident in my ability to drive Normarine’s trading activities to new heights and committed to promoting the environmental benefits of wild fish consumption as part of Normarine’s global vision.”
He officially starts in his new position on 23 September 2024.
Founded in 1989, Normarine is a leading trader of frozen-at-sea whitefish products from throughout the Norwegian coast and the Barents Sea.
