Exterior of Proximar Seafood's facility in Oyama, Japan.
Photo: Proximar Seafood
Proximar Seafood has announced the appointment of Tetsuya Kobayashi as its new Chief Financial Officer, as the company continues what it describes as "a gradual and planned organisational shift of resources from Norway to Japan."
Kobayashi will assume the role of CFO at Proximar Ltd., the company’s wholly owned subsidiary in Japan, on 1 December 2025.
He has a background in finance and banking, previously holding senior positions at Mizuho Securities, HSBC Securities and RBS Securities, and most recently served as CFO at a start-up firm.
The appointment follows the resignation of current CFO Ole Christian Willumsen, who will remain in his position until the end of January 2026 to ensure a smooth handover. Willumsen has served as CFO since August 2023 and is currently Proximar’s only employee based in Norway.
“Ole Christian has done an excellent job as CFO of Proximar and I would like to express my gratitude for his dedication and contribution from Proximar’s stage as a development company, to its current position with the facility fully operational and supplying fresh fish to the Japanese market,” said Proximar CEO Joachim Nielsen.
“Proximar has a unique position in land-based fish farming in Japan and an exciting future ahead of it. It’s now time for me to pursue new opportunities, but I will do my utmost to ensure a smooth handover and will continue to cheer from the sidelines,” Willumsen said.
Welcoming the new CFO, Nielsen added: “We look forward to welcoming Mr Kobayashi to join us and to take part in shaping Proximar’s next era and further strengthening our team here in Japan, in line with our strategy.”
In October, Proximar announced it had raised NOK 150 million in a fully subscribed rights issue, shortly after issuing an operational update for Q3 confirming it had increased its standing biomass to 1,389 tonnes, following reduced capacity in the second quarter due to biofilter incidents and subsequent repairs.
The company's full third-quarter results are expected to be released on 14 November.
