Mowi has announced changes to its organizational structure and its Group Management Team in order to increase its focus on the farming entities going forward. The changes will be effective from 1 January 2020. Further to this, Mowi is dividing its current global farming division into three: Farming Norway; Farming Scotland and Ireland; Farming Americas and the Faroes (Chile, Canada and the Faroes).

Per-Roar Gjerde will be the COO of Farming Americas and the Faroes. He will also lead Farming Norway until the company has found the right permanent candidate for this position. Per-Roar Gjerde has been with Mowi for almost 20 years and is a very experienced farmer. He has been MD of Region West, MD of Chile, COO Farming Norway and Chile, and COO Global Farming. He has also previously lived in Chile when he was MD of Chile. Ben Hadfield takes on the position of COO Farming Scotland and Ireland. He is most experienced farmer in the UK and has held various positions in Mowi Farming Scotland since 2000, including being MD of Mowi Farming Scotland since 2016.Atle Kvist steps up as the new COO Feed, succeeding Ben Hadfield. Atle Kvist is currently MD of Mowi Feed and is a very experienced feed executive with a strong proven track record, having previously been MD of EWOS Norway before joining Mowi in 2019.