Bruno Decock, a professional with more than 25 years of experience in aquaculture and business development, is currently Head of Benchmark Genetics Shrimp.
Dr Andrew Preston takes up the position, which is a promotion for him, having been Lead, Trait Development and Land-based Aquaculture for almost five years.
An independent review finds the ASC Farm Standard scores highly on welfare criteria, identifying the organisation as the strongest performer among the three largest aquaculture certification schemes.