Our people

Chairman of the board

Mr Roger Brynjulf Mosand (born 1953) is chairman of Andfjord Salmon, elected in March 2021. Mosand is a highly experienced CEO from the Norwegian aquaculture industry. He has been the CEO of Nordlaks Produkter AS since 2001 and has multiplied the company's revenues by 15 during this period. As of 1 September 2024, Mosand holds 30,000 shares and 60,000 share options in Andfjord Salmon.

Board Member

Ms Hanne Digre (born 1970) joined Andfjord Salmon’s board of directors in 2024. She is chief of sustainability of aquaculture industry supplier ScaleAQ and has worked with fisheries and aquaculture for more than 25 years. Digre’s key areas of expertise are food quality, fish welfare, stress during harvest, and scientific writing and publishing. She holds no shares or share options in Andfjord Salmon.

Board Member

Mr Knut Roald Holmøy (born 1972) is the CEO of Holmøy Maritime, owner of Eidsfjord Sjøfarm (vertically integrated salmon farmer producing 15 – 20k tonnes HOG annually) as well as serving on the board of directors in a number of fishing and fish farming related businesses in Northern Norway. He joined the Andfjord Salmon board of directors in 2019. As of 1 September 2024, Holmøy and associated companies own 3,071,759 shares and no share options in Andfjord Salmon.

Board Member

Ms Gro Skaar Knutsen (born 1969) is former CEO of PEAB Bjørn Bygg, one of the largest construction companies in Northern Norway. Prior to PEAB, she held a position at Sweco as project consultant and engineer for seven years. Knutsen is a construction and building technology engineer with a degree from UiT Narvik and has also studied project management at UiT and ultra-low-energy building technology at NTNU. She has worked in consulting for 10 years and has experience as a project manager for both owners and developers at PEAB Bjørn Bygg. Skaar Knutsen joined Andfjord Salmon’s board of directors in 2021. As of 1 September 2024, she holds 9,259 shares and no share options in Andfjord Salmon.

Board Member

Mr Roy Bernt Pettersen (born 1954) founded Andfjord Salmon in 2014 and has been on the board of directors since, first as chairman and then as director since 2021. He has experience from several companies as chairman and board member, and organisational experience and engagements for collaboration and partnership between seafood companies in Vesterålen, Norway. Educational background from University of Tromsø as fisheries candidate. He has been a CEO in fish farming industry, building up smolt production and land-based fish farming production. As of 23 September 2024, Pettersen and associated companies own 4,858,680 shares and zero share options in the company.

Board Member

Mr António Serrano (born 1965) is CEO of Jerónimo Martins Agro Alimentar since January 2015, and Professor at the Évora University. He was also Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries of the 18th Constitutional Government of Portugal. Serrano joined Andfjord Salmon’s board of directors in 2022. As of 23 September 2024, Serrano and associated companies holds 18,958,855 shares and no share options in Andfjord Salmon.

Board Member

Mr Kim Strandenæs (born 1986) is CEO of UFO Holding AS (Union Family Office), UFI AS and UFI Capital AS, focusing on listed companies, private equity and venture capital. He Joined Andfjord Salmon’s board of directors in 2019. Strandenæs has extensive experience from equity sales, derivatives sales and asset management from his former positions in Carnegie AS and Danske Bank. His educational background is from BI Norwegian Business School where he specialised in business finance. As of 1 September 2024, Strandenæs and associated companies hold 2,127,597 shares and zero share options in Andfjord Salmon.

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Martin Rasmussen (born 1985) has been CEO of Andfjord Salmon since April 2020. Rasmussen has extensive management experience from the seafood industry, including roles as managing director of Primex Norway AS, where he built the world’s most automated whitefish processing plant, and Managing Director of Norway Seafood’s facility in Melbu, Norway. He also has experience from Lerøy Seafood Group. Rasmussen holds a master’s degree in Fishery and Science from the University of Tromsø, Norway. As of 1 September 2024, Rasmussen holds 125,000 shares and 250,000 share options in Andfjord Salmon Group AS.

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Bjarne Martinsen (born 1979) joined Andfjord Salmon as CFO in January 2021. Martinsen has 20 years’ experience from senior finance roles. He started his career as an auditor with KPMG and was later Finance Manager at TV distributor RiksTV and CFO at insurance company Nemi Forsikring. Prior to joining Andfjord Salmon, he was Head of Finance at the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. Martinsen holds a master’s degree from NHH the Norwegian School of Economics and is a state authorised public accountant. As of 1 September 2024, he holds 40,000 shares and 150,000 share options in Andfjord Salmon Group AS.

Project Director
Mr Jostein Nilssen (born 1971) joined Andfjord Salmon as Project Director in September 2021. Nilssen has extensive experience from developing and executing large projects. He has in the past spent 15 years in managerial roles with ConocoPhillips, including leading several large offshore installation projects. Prior to joining Andfjord Salmon, Nilssen was Production Director at Øksnes Entreprenør. He holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from NTNU – the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. As of 1 September 2024, Nilssen holds 45,000 share options in Andfjord Salmon Group AS.

Chief Operations Officer
Mr Christian Torgersen (born 1977) joined Andfjord Salmon in 2020, first as Operations Manager and since November 2023 as Chief Operations Manager. He has more than 25 years’ operations experience from the fish farming value chain. Before joining Andfjord Salmon, Torgersen spent 15 years with Flatanger Settefisk and eight years with fish farmer Nesset fiskeoppdrett in various operations roles. As of 1 September 2024, Torgersen holds 2,739 shares and 40,000 share options in Andfjord Salmon Group AS.