Roy Tore Rikardsen, the new Ice Fish Farm CEO, was General Manager at Salten N950 and COO of Grieg Seafood.
Salten Aqua
Ice Fish Farm AS has appointed Roy Tore Rikardsen as the new CEO of the company. He will replace Gudmundur Gislason, who announced he was leaving the company in September.
Ice Fish Farm is one of three Icelandic salmon farms and the only one located in the northeast of the country and is mainly owned by Måsøval AS.
"Roy Tore has extensive experience from all parts of the value chain and will contribute to further developing our strong team on operations. He will be based on the east coast of Iceland," said Asle Rønning, chair of the Company.
Previously, he worked as COO of Grieg Seafood North America and was General Manager at Salten N950 (Salten Aqua). According to Ice Fish Farm, he has extensive experience in salmon farming operations in cold waters from the North of Norway and Canada.
Regarding his appointment, Rikardsen said: "Ice Fish Farm is part of a sustainable industry producing healthy food for a growing global population. I am looking forward to being a part of the dedicated ICE team. Together we will strive to further develop the company and give our contribute to new competitive jobs in Iceland as well development of local societies where we have our operations."