Aquaculture technology company Innovasea today announced the appointment of Jean Turpin as Chief Financial Officer. The new CFO, who has a strong background in international corporate finance, comes to the company at a crucial time for the aquatic solutions for fish tracking and fish farming provider, which is in the process of expanding globally into new markets.
In his presentation, Innovasea highlighted the strong international corporate finance background of its new CFO. This includes expertise in strategy consulting, competitive analysis, business analytics, business transformation, due diligence, and post-merger integration.
Although the announcement was made only now, Jean Turpin has been in her new position for several weeks. Prior to joining Innovasea, the executive was vice president of strategy and analytics at IAC, a U.S. digital platform company whose brands include such well-known brands as Match.com, Angie's List, and Vimeo. Turpin led the strategy and analytics group for IAC's ANGI International segment, overseeing financial planning and analysis.
"Jean's impressive background providing financial leadership to a number of successful international corporations is a perfect fit for Innovasea as we continue to expand globally into new markets," said of him CEO David Kelly. "Jean's experience working with and leading international teams will be vital to executing on our growth strategy."
Jean Turpin comes to Innovasea at a key moment. In recent months the company has announced major projects, such as its work with Benguela Blue Aqua Farming to build an offshore salmon farm off the coast of Namibia; the incorporation of BiomassPro – its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based real-time biomass estimation solution – at Creative Salmon's fish farms on Vancouver Island, Canada; or its key role in helping Petros obtain government approval for an offshore fish farm off the southwest coast of Aruba in the Caribbean Sea.
One of its latest moves just over a month ago was the acquisition of Aquanetix, a UK-based aquaculture software company. At the time of the announcement, Innovasea also explained that the company would be moving to Greece to execute its growth strategy in the Mediterranean and Middle East markets while providing better service to its customers. It will be its second major expansion in the last three years.
In that context, from his new position, his first in the aquaculture industry, Turpin will focus on providing the financial resources and capabilities needed to support the growing scale, scope and complexity of Innovasea's operations, as well as the execution of its strategic plan.
"I'm really excited about the opportunity to join Innovasea and step into the aquaculture industry," he said. "The company is at the forefront of sustainability efforts and is creating the solutions we need to responsibly develop and preserve our aquatic resources while still feeding the planet's growing population", added Innovasea CFO. "I'm looking forward to supporting Innovasea on its exciting journey into the blue economy," concluded Jean Turpin.
Innovasea is a global leader in technologically advanced aquatic solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking. With more than 275 employees worldwide, the company provides full end-to-end solutions for fish farming and aquatic species research – including quality equipment that's efficient and built to last, expert consulting services, and innovative platforms and products that deliver unrivaled data, information, and insights.