"I am greatly honoured to have the opportunity to lead and support the Skretting team," said the new CEO, Maarten Bijl.
Photo: Skretting.
Skretting's new CEO, Maarten Bijl, is taking up his position today. The aquafeed company welcomes its new head after the recently announced leadership "shake-up" at Nutreco following David Blakemore's resignation as CEO, which triggered a series of promotions within the global feed company.
In line with its usual policy of seeking replacements from within the organization, Blakemore's successor at the helm of Nutreco will be Bastiaan van Tilburg, who until now has been CEO of Skretting. Van Tilburg has occupied the position for just over a year, having taken over in June 2024 from Therese Log Bergjord, who had been CEO of Skretting since 2017 and resigned last year.
As mentioned, Bijl's appointment as CEO of Skretting is a promotion for him, as he previously held the position of Chief Digital Officer at the parent company, Nutreco. "I am greatly honoured to have the opportunity to lead and support the Skretting team," he said, commenting on his new position.
"Over my last 4.5 years in Nutreco, I've gotten to know the Skretting business well through many positive interactions with our employees and customers. The Skretting brand stands out for its continuous innovation, its focus on people and partnerships, and its commitment to making the industry more sustainable," Maarten Bijl continued.
"I look forward to continuing to work with our teams and customers around the world as we strive to be the number one nutritional solutions provider within aquaculture," Skretting's new CEO added.
While taking stock of his own time at the helm of the company, his predecessor, Bastiaan van Tilburg, has been in charge of welcoming Bijl as the new CEO. "I am very thankful to the Skretting team for the progress we've made together and happy that we have strong, internal succession in place with Maarten," he stated.
"The change in leadership does not reflect a change in strategy, and Skretting customers and partners everywhere can expect continuity and the same spirit of dedication, service, and collaboration," the outgoing CEO concluded.
Maarten Bijl, who holds an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology and an Executive MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management, joined Nutreco in 2021 as CEO of its subsidiary Trouw Nutrition North America.
Before joining the feed company, he worked for 12 years at SHV, the global family business to which Nutreco belongs, where he held various positions in strategy, commercial management, and regional general management in Europe and Asia. He has also held global commercial and corporate strategy roles at TNT NV (now FedEx).
Since June 2024, Bijl has been Nutreco's Chief Digital Officer and a member of the Management Board. In this role, he has led the digital transformation of the entire Nutreco organization, developing a digital business model to accelerate the growth of Skretting and Trouw Nutrition.
In addition, he has also worked closely with the digital innovation teams at both companies to meet customer needs through the successful application of new technologies and data analysis.
