Hiring Managing Director to further strengthen the team in Japan

Proximar is pleased to announce that Mr. Yoshihito Ito will take the position as Managing Director of Proximar Ltd. starting 2 December

Published:
02.12.2024
Yoshihito Ito

Mr. Ito brings extensive senior management experience and has for the last 24 years been working for Nutreco and Skretting. Since 2010 he has held the position as General Manager of Skretting Japan, and since 2021 also as General Manager of Nutreco Japan.

“I am pleased to have Mr. Ito join Proximar. His brings in-depth aquaculture know-how as well as extensive international and Japanese management experience to the Company. Furthermore, his long-term experience from operations and production will be important for Proximar in the on-going transition from a from a project company to a production company” says Joachim Nielsen, CEO of Proximar Seafood AS.

Prior to working at Skretting, he worked for Nippon Roche K.K. and was a member of the global aquaculture expert team in the Roche Group.

Mr. Ito holds a Master of Science in Fisheries from Kagoshima University in Japan.