The outgoing CFO, Rune Johansen.
Photo: Gigante Salmon.
Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Gigante Salmon announced the appointment of Benny Hansen as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Effective February 1, 2026, he will take over from the current CFO, Rune Johansen, who, following the changes, will remain part of the company's management team and will be primarily responsible for dialogue with the investment market.
The company explained that Johansen, who has served as CFO since Gigante Salmon began trading on Euronext Growth Oslo, will transition to the role of Chief Investor Relations Officer (CIRO), with responsibility for investor relations.
His replacement, Benny Hansen, comes from a position as Senior Manager at EY, a global leader in audit, tax, transaction advisory, and consulting services. Originally from Røst and now living in Bodø, the incoming CFO of Gigante Salmon also has a background in fisheries economics, business, and accounting/auditing.
"With Benny as CFO, we are strengthening the team with a person who has solid experience in financial management, reporting and control. Benny has the ability to make the numbers understandable – even for those of us who prefer to speak fish – and will be an important resource in our efforts to achieve the company's goals," said CEO Kjell Lorentsen, commenting on the appointment.
The company added that this change is part of strengthening the management team in line with the company's growth.
As reported by WeAreAquaculture, in its third-quarter report at the end of October, Gigante Salmon announced it had secured NOK 100 million (EUR 8.53m / USD 9.96M) in additional financing, as its land-based flow-through system facility in Rødøy, northern Norway, nears completion.
With two of the three planned production basins in operation, and after not harvesting any fish during the third quarter, in the presentation of the Q3 results, CEO Kjell Lorentsen stated that the company expects to begin the next harvest towards the end of the fourth quarter. The company added that the facility remains on track to reach full annual capacity of around 16,000 tonnes (HOG) by 2028.