Retail and Food Service Solutions and Fish unified under the leadership of Jesper Hjortshoj

Jesper Hjortshoj

To simplify our organization, capture opportunities for improved performance and evolve our business for the benefit of our customers and people, we have decided to combine our complementary businesses of Retail and Food Service Solutions (RFS) and Fish divisions under the leadership of Jesper Hjortshoj, EVP Retail and Food Service Solutions and Wenger Group. Jesper will continue to oversee the activities of the Wenger Group alongside the combined division. This change is effective immediately.

Jesper has been with Marel for 18 years and successfully held numerous leadership roles, most recently leading Wenger, Prepared Foods, and Business Development. Olafur Sigurdarson, EVP Fish, has after 9 years decided to leave Marel to pursue another opportunity. Olafur will assist in transitioning responsibilities to Jesper until end of September.

Complementary portfolios and operations in RFS and Fish

Our goal in bringing RFS and Fish together is to deepen the two businesses' strengths and the combined portfolio's complementary nature to create an even stronger value proposition for our customers, as many Fish customers also have solutions from the RFS portfolio.

Arni Sigurdsson, Chief Executive Officer:
"I am excited about this strategic step to evolve our business and enhance our performance. Jesper is a seasoned leader with extensive knowledge of Marel, the global seafood industry, and Iceland. I am confident that under his leadership, and with the support of our talented teams, we will continue to grow and strengthen our business. I also want to extend my heartfelt thanks to Olafur for his invaluable contributions over the past nine years and wish him every success in his future endeavors."


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