Former Multiexport Director of Retail & Foodservice Jeff Pearsall has joined Dutch smoked salmon producer Foppen Eel and Salmon, a subsidiary of the newly-formed Dutch Seafood Company, as senior marketing manager.

Pearsall has worked in a wide range of roles, including with Marine Harvest, Ducktrap and South Pacific Specialities.

Among Foppen's US clients is Costco, which Foppen has supplied with smoked salmon for several years under both private-label and its own brand.