Knut Nesse, who was appointed interim CEO of aquaculture equipment group Akva early last month, has been named full-time CEO, the company announced Thursday.

Ex-Nutreco CEO Nesse joined the Akva board of directors in May and served as the chairperson from Aug. 16 until he was appointed as interim CEO Nov. 4, after then CEO Hallvard Muri stepped down . Hallvard had been CEO for three years.