Aker BioMarine Antarctic announced today the promotion of Matts Johansen to the newly created position as Chief Operating Officer. Johansen has served as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales since October 2009. During his tenure he has overseen significant salesgrowth in North America and Europe, and the development of the Asian markets in paralell with regulatory filings.

In this new role Mr. Johansen will be responsible for Marketing & Sales, Business Development, Regulatory, R&D, Shorebased Production and Process Development.

“Matts has done a tremedous job managing our sales growth over the past three years and I am confident he will take on the position as COO with the same level of energy and enthusiasm he has exhibited since he joined Aker BioMarine in 2009.” said Hallvard Muri, CEO of Aker BioMarine.

About Aker BioMarine Antarctic
Aker BioMarine Antarctic is an integrated biotechnology company dedicated to the sustainable harvesting of krill and development of krill-derived biotech products. The company supplies biomarine ingredients through an optimized value chain from raw materials to customers. Aker BioMarine Antarctic‘s SuperbaTM Krill products are provided with 100% traceability from the Antarctic sea to the end user. Only Aker’s krill fishery has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification.

For more information, please contact:
Hallvard Muri, President & CEO, Aker BioMarine, +47 24 13 00 00