Cooke has announced that Johan Brouwer has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Morubel and Executive Sales Leader of Frozen Sales for Cooke Europe. Brouwer will be responsible for overseeing all commercial operations, sales, and marketing.
The Cooke family of companies has diversified its operations in Europe, including Bioriginal Europe/Asia B.V. in the Netherlands, Morubel, etc. The goal is to "carefully cultivate the ocean, nourish the world, sustain our families, and build stronger communities."
In this context, Morubel is the leading shrimp processor in Western Europe, cultivating, processing, packaging, and distributing shrimp and other seafood products. These facilities will now also be under Brower's leadership.
Johan has more than 20 years of experience in the industry, particularly in food services, retail sales, and account management. His resume includes positions at Veramaris, where he was Director of Business Development just before joining Cooke. However, there are many more, including various roles at Seafood Connection (Maruha Nichiro Group) and Marine Harvest (Mowi). Currently, he is a member of the board of directors of the Global Shrimp Forum.
Cooke is a family-owned and managed company that has operated a sustainable aquaculture business in Canada for over 35 years. The Cooke family of companies has diversified operations in Europe. Among them are Scotland, Northeast Nutrition Scotland, Cooke Aquaculture Spain/Grupo Culmarex, and Bioriginal Europe/Asia in The Netherlands.
Cooke's seafood legacy is deeply rooted in family heritage, tracing back six generations to the Bay of Fundy. Their enduring commitment to delivering the finest seafood remains unshakable, fueled by an insatiable drive to innovate and find better ways to serve the world's best seafood, just as their ancestors did.
