Grieg Seafood — Board/Management Information 2018

Nov 5, 2018

Kristina Furnes is new Global Communications Manager in Grieg Seafood

Kristina Furnes is new Global Communications Manager in Grieg Seafood

The salmon farming company strengthens its strategic communications capabilities with the appointment of advisor from Scandinavia’s largest communications agency.

“Our industry gets to use fjords that belong to all to produce our healthy salmon. We need to be trusted partners of the communities where we operate. The employment of Kristina Furnes is a new step in our efforts to improve the dialogue with society around us, also in cooperation with other actors in the industry. We are happy that she will join our team” says Andreas Kvame, CEO of Grieg Seafood.

Furnes is a former communications advisor at Scandinavia’s largest communications agency, Geelmuyden Kiese, where she has been for over 3 years. She has worked a great deal with issues related to various parts of the seafood industry. She is a political scientist from the University of Oslo.

“The aquaculture industry will become increasingly important in providing healthy food to a growing global population. As a leading actor in the industry, Grieg Seafood has set ambitious goals on sustainability, digitalization and growth. I am thrilled to join the company,” says Furnes.

Furnes starts on January 2, 2019.

For more information, please contact:

CEO Andreas Kvame: 0047 90771441

About Grieg Seafood

Grieg Seafood ASA is one of the world's leading salmon farmers, specializing in Atlantic salmon. The Group has an annual production target of 100 000 tonnes gutted weight in 2020. Our farming facilities are in Finnmark and Rogaland in Norway, British Columbia in Canada and Shetland in the UK.

Approximately 780 people are employed by the Group. Grieg Seafood ASA was listed at the Oslo Stock Exchange in June 2007. Our headquarters are situated in Bergen, Norway. The business development of Grieg Seafood ASA focuses on profitable growth, sustainable use of resources and being the preferred supplier to selected customers.