Presenting companies: Pareto Securities | Salmar Aker Ocean | Utror | Bue Salmon | Gigante Salmon | Stolt Sea Farm | The Kingfish Company | Nekkar/ FiiZK | GeoSalmo | Laxey | First Water
AQUA Land & New Tech
Company presentations
Alternative Technologies Outlook, Pareto Securities
14:00 - 14:10
Oda Djupvik - Equity Research
Oda is an equity analyst at Pareto Securities, covering the seafood sector. She joined Pareto Securities in 2021 and holds an MSc in Finance from BI Norwegian Business School.
Utror
14:10 - 14:25
Lars Konrad Johnsen - Head of business development
Lars Konrad has a degree in business administration. He previously worked as an equity analyst with responsibility for the seafood sector at Fearnley Securities and Carnegie.
Lars Konrad was involved in establishing Utror in November 2021.
Bue Salmon
14:25- 14:40
Knut Eikeland - CEO
Gigante Salmon
14:40 - 14:55
Rune Johansen - CFO
CFO in Gigante Salmon and Salten Aqua, with in-dept knowledge of the Gigante companies and their projects. Experience from Insula AS and Equinor ASA. Msc in Business from Handelshøgskolen Nord Universitet, Bodø.
Stolt Sea Farm
14:55 - 15:10
Jordi Trias Fita - President
Jordi Trias became President of Stolt Sea Farm in January 2018 after joining the business as Managing Director in 2016. Prior to this he spent 14 years with GBFoods, where he held several positions in marketing, sales and business unit management, located in Spain, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Senegal. Jordi holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Barcelona, a masters degree in Marketing, and an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa. He is a citizen of Spain.
The Kingfish Company
15:10 - 15:25
Vincent Erenst - CEO
Vincent Erenst is the CEO of The Kingfish Company with a strong international, operational, and transformational track record and more than 35 years of experience leading aquaculture companies. Most recently, he worked as Chief Operating Officer at Barramundi Group, having previously been COO of Avramar. For over a decade, he was Managing Director of Mowi Canada West, where he was responsible for strong profit growth through increased harvest volumes, improved efficiencies and strengthened the company’s market position in North America.
Great Northern Salmon
15:25 - 15:40
Marianne Næss, CEO
Marianne Næss is the CEO and co-founder of Great Northern Salmon. She has an extensive and diverse executive career in multinational companies like McKesson and Aker Solutions, 4 years as EVP Commercial in Nordic Aquafarms, USA, and 10 years as a management consultant in EY. She has an MA in Int dev, a Master of Public Adm, and a BA in Communications.
Nekkar / FiiZK
16:00 - 16:15
Ole Falk Hansen - CEO
GeoSalmo
16:15 - 16:30
Håkon André Berg - Chairman
Håkon André Berg has been the Executive Chairman of GeoSalmo since September 2024. He was the CEO of Salmon Evolution from 2019 to 2022 and after leaving that role he joined Skeie Teknologi as CEO in 2023 where he stayed until joining GeoSalmo. Prior to that Håkon was involved in a wide range of roles in aquaculture and seafood as well as maritime/offshore industries, both from a financing and management perspective. He has a long board and executive management experience.
Laxey
16:30 - 16:45
Larus Asgeirsson - COB
Lárus Ásgeirsson brings over 30 years of diverse leadership experience in aquaculture, agriculture, and food production. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board at LAXEY, where he is dedicated to advancing sustainable land-based salmon farming. Throughout his career, Lárus has held several important roles, including General Manager of the Shrimp Business Unit at National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA) and General Manager of the Poultry Division at Almarai. He has also served as CEO of both Icelandic Group hf and Sjova Almennar tryggingar hf and has held senior leadership positions at Marel hf.
First Water
16:45 - 17:00
Eggert Kristofersson - CEO
Born in 1970, Eggert Þór worked from 1995 to 2008 at Íslandsbanki and Glitnir Bank. He served as the managing director of Glitnir Bank’s asset management in Iceland and Finland. Eggert Þór held the position of a finance manager of the company N1 (now the listed retail company Festi hf.) in 2011 and later CEO in February 2015. Eggert has been the chairman of the board of N1, Krónan, ELKO, Festi Real Estate, Bakkinn Supply Hotel, Malik Supply A/S and Nordic Marine Oil in Denmark.
Eggert Þór has a Cand. Oecon. degree in business administration and auditing from the University of Iceland and is a licensed stockbroker.
