New Kingfish Company CEO resigns two weeks before starting
Retiring boss Erenst agrees to stay on for another year
Kingfish Company’s recently appointed chief executive Karl Buiks has resigned from his position with immediate effect for personal reasons, the Dutch company announced today.
Buiks was named as retiring CEO Vincent Erenst’s successor last month, and was due to take up his position on January 1. The Kingfish Company board said it respects Buiks’ decision and wishes him well.
Erenst has agreed to postpone his retirement and will continue to lead the landbased seriola farmer for an additional year.
Continuity in leadership
Jeroen Scheelbeek, chairman of the Kingish Company supervisory board, said: “On behalf of the supervisory board, I would like to thank Vincent for agreeing to continue in his role for the coming 12 months. This ensures continuity in the company’s leadership and operations during this period.”
The Kingfish Company farms yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in Zeeland, in the southwest corner of the Netherlands. The farm has a capacity to produce 4,000 tonnes per year.
The company’s North American subsidiary, Kingfish Maine, has full permission to build an 8,500-tonne RAS facility in Jonesport, Maine, but has not yet begun work on the site.
