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Benchmark Holdings PLC
07 April 2020
7 April 2020
Benchmark Holdings plc
("Benchmark" or the "Company")
Appointment of Trond Williksen as Chief Executive Officer
Benchmark, the aquaculture genetics, health and advanced
nutrition company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Trond
Williksen as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company,
with effect from 1 June 2020.
Trond Williksen is highly experienced in the international
aquaculture and seafood industries, having held senior executive
positions in the sector for over 20 years. Most recently he was CEO
of SalMar ASA, the Norwegian fish farm company and one of the
world's largest producers of farmed salmon. Prior to this, he was
CEO of AKVA group ASA, the leading global aquaculture technology
and service provider for six years. He previously held a number of
senior roles in Aker ASA's Seafoods, Ocean Harvest and BioMarine
divisions.
Trond has also held a number of advisory and non-executive
director roles in the industry including as Chairman of the Board
of The Research Council of Norway, Oceans Portfolio; Chairman of
Mørenot Group, which provides solutions to fishery and aquaculture
customers; Chairman of the Board of Calanus AS, a biomarine
company; and Board Member of SinkabergHansen AS, a Norwegian
integrated aquaculture company.
Following Trond Williksen's appointment, Peter George will
revert to his former position as Non-Executive Chairman.
Peter George, Chairman, commented
"I am delighted to welcome Trond to Benchmark. He brings deep,
relevant aquaculture expertise and has proven operational,
strategic, M&A, and managerial experience spanning both
producers and technology providers in the industry.
"I am confident that under his leadership and with his industry
expertise, Benchmark will emerge from the current more difficult
environment to realise its potential to become a profitable leading
provider of sustainable solutions to the global aquaculture
industry."
Trond Williksen said:
"I am very pleased to have the opportunity to join Benchmark, a
leading provider of sustainable solutions to the global aquaculture
industry. Benchmark is strategically well positioned within a
sustainable industry that holds vast opportunities and potentials
for the future. I am looking forward to joining a very competent
team, positioning and executing on a strategy for profitability and
growth in the future"
The following additional information is provided in accordance
with Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for
Companies.
Trond Williksen, aged 56, is currently or has been a director of
the following companies within the previous five years.
Current directorships and partnerships
Holding Cage | AS
Calanus AS
Ivan Ulsund Rederi AS (including group companies: Trønderbas AS,
Brusøykjær AS, Ivan Ulsund Eiendom AS, Albacore AS)
Norwegian Research Council, Oceans Portfolio
SinkabergHansen AS (including group companies: SvabergetSmolt
AS, Marøy Viking AS, Bindalssmolt AS)
Williksen Export AS
KRING AS
Past directorships and partnerships held within the last 5
years
SalMar ASA (including group companies : SalMar Nord AS, SalMar
Farming AS, SalMar Settefisk AS, VikenCo AS, SalMar AS)
AKVA Group ASA (including group companies AKVA group Software
AS, AKVA group Services AS, Helgeland Plast AS, Plastsveis AS, AKVA
Marine Services AS, Sperre AS, Polarcirkel AS, Atlantis Subsea
Farming AS, Yesmaritime AS, Rogaland Sjøtjenester AS, AKVA group
Denmark A/S, Aquatech AS, AKVA group Chile s.a., AKVA group
Scotland Ltd, WISE Lausnir ehf)
There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to
Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Enquiries
For further information, please contact:
Benchmark Holdings plc Tel: 020 3696 0630
Peter George, Executive Chairman
Septima Maguire, CFO
Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations
Numis (Broker and NOMAD) Tel: 020 7260 1000
James Black, Freddie Barnfield, Duncan
Monteith
MHP Communications Tel: 07551 170 451
Katie Hunt, Reg Hoare, Alistair de Kare-Silver
benchmark@mphc.com
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