Are you up for the challenge? 

GroAqua services a clientele of industry-leading aquaculture businesses.  The company has grown significantly in recent years, surpassing DKKm 200 in revenues in 2024 with solid margins. GroAqua expects strong growth and expansion in the coming years.

To lead the further development and expansion of our group, they are now seeking a highly driven and dynamic Group CEO to focus on the North Atlantic market.

 

Main areas of responsibility and leadership of:​​​​

• Oversee the development of the Company according to the vision and strategy through strategic planning, goal setting and execution.
• Steward the mission and brand through strategic planning, goal setting and execution.
• Create the organizational structure as needed to drive performance to profitability.
• Continuously build a culture that strengthens the organization and is attractive to existing and new talent.
• Effectively communicate the company's strategic direction throughout the organization.
• Communicate with shareholders, board of directors and companies in the group.
• Initiate and drive Scale-up and change processes. 
• Direct sales activities to generate new business and more sales to existing customers in preferred markets.
• Stay up to date with the market landscape, expansion opportunities, and development of business competition.  

Preferred qualifications:

Experience and knowledge of the aquaculture and technology industry is considered a great advantage and previous top management experience with a good industry network.

• Master’s Degree/ MBA, higher engineer education or equivalent
• Senior management and/or C-suit experience, preferably with international exposure
• Strong financial experience and understanding from international operations
• Experience and ability to work on multiple projects concurrently in a results-oriented and deadline driven environment
• Experience in building companies and organizations across different countries
• Experience in executive management of companies with a large workforce (+/- 100 employees) is considered an asset.
• Successfull executive management for a larger aquaculture company, or preferably a technology-provider to aquaculture is considered an asset

Flexible work location offered for the right candidate. This position will report to the Chairman of the Board. We are seeking applicants that live in the Nordic region.

 

We believe the following qualities may describe our new Group CEO:

Coaches for performance: Providing clear and consistent feedback, encouragement and developmental guidance, and correcting individuals' performance based on clearly communicated objectives.
Drives results: Achieving high levels of productivity through personal effort, taking responsibility to ensure tasks are completed on time and with high quality, striving to obtain a challenging goal, and showing a strong drive to follow through with and complete what was started.
Holds Self and others accountable: Taking responsibility and ownership for organizational, team and personal commitments including outcomes of incorrect decisions or mistakes; holding others accountable for results of assigned responsibilities.
Communicates with impact: Engaging the audience in a compelling manner, clearly conveying points in group and one-on-one settings, and demonstrating a clear understanding of audience needs and the objectives of the presentation.
Make sound decisions: Managing complexity by making decisions based on logical assumptions, relevant facts, examination of alternatives and consideration of available resources, responding decisively in critical situations, and avoiding both impulsiveness and indecision.
Provides direction: Creating structure and generating clear goals to enable a team to accomplish its objectives and helping the work group or team analyze its effectiveness.
 

GroAqua offers the right candidate:

• A challenging leadership role and an opportunity to make a difference in an international company in strong growth
• A work environment characterized by a strong commitment to achieving results for employees, customers, and the group
• A supportive agile culture with high ambitions
• A competitive remuneration package 
• Opportunity to work from several locations/ countries

Please note that the selected candidate will undergo a background check before employment.The hiring process follows DNV rules and strict confidentiality and ethical frameworks. 

Are you interested? Apply here or contact Per Håkon or Jørgen in Seafood People if you have questions.