MOWI: Ole-Eirik Lerøy to step down as Chairman
October 24 2024 - 9:31AM
UK Regulatory
MOWI: Ole-Eirik Lerøy to step down as Chairman
(Bergen, 24 October 2024) Mowi ASA today announces that
Ole-Eirik Lerøy has decided to step down as Chairman of the Board
following a fifteen-year tenure with the company. Ørjan Svanevik
proposed as successor to Lerøy.
“It has been an honor to serve Mowi during the era of becoming
the world’s largest supplier of farm raised salmon. Today, Mowi is
a fully integrated global seafood company, bringing salmon of
supreme quality to consumers around the world, and is perfectly
positioned to continue the growth journey towards the newly
announced 2029 ambitions. The company is stronger than ever, the
outlook sound, and the timing right, to pass the relay baton. I
look forward to seeing it grow and develop in the future,” says
Ole-Eirik Lerøy.
Mr. Lerøy joined the company in 2009/2010, where the company
since has developed into a world leading seafood company with
farming operations in Norway, Scotland, Ireland, Faroes, Iceland,
Canada and Chile. With headquarters in Bergen, Norway, Mowi today
employs 11 500 people in 26 countries worldwide.
“Ole-Eirik is a true industry veteran and has been instrumental
into developing the strong Mowi organisation. We highly appreciate
his contributions over the past 15 years, which will serve as a
strong platform for the future value creation,” says John
Fredriksen, representative of Mowi's largest shareholder.
The nomination committee would like to thank Ole-Eirik Lerøy for
his long-standing service as Chairman of Mowi. The nomination
committee will propose that the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)
elects Ørjan Svanevik as Chairman of the Board. The company will
convene an EGM shortly.
Mr. Svanevik holds the position as investment director of
Seatankers. He has broad operational experience, including serving
as CEO of Arendals Fossekompani, Head of M&A at Aker and Chief
Operating Officer of Kværner, in addition to holding chair- and
board positions in listed companies including Mowi, Volue, Seadrill
and Archer. Today, Mr. Svanevik is a board member of, among others,
Axactor, Western Bulk and Paratus Energy. He holds an MSc in
Economics and Business Administration (Siviløkonom) from the
Norwegian Business School (BI), an MBA from Thunderbird and an AMP
from Harvard.
About Mowi ASA
Mowi is one of the world's leading seafood companies and the
largest producer of farm-raised Atlantic salmon in the world, with
an estimated harvest for 2024 of 500,000 tonnes from seven farming
countries including Norway, Scotland, Ireland, Faroes, Iceland,
Canada and Chile. Mowi is a fully integrated global seafood
company, bringing salmon and other seafood of supreme quality to
consumers around the world, partly under its own MOWI brand. With
headquarters in Bergen, Norway, Mowi employs 11 500 people in 26
countries worldwide, and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Turnover was EUR 5.5 billion in 2023.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements
pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act
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