High Liner CEO Rod Hepponstall told analysts during a conference call on Wednesday that growth at the Canadian seafood powerhouse has been hampered by a corporate split personality.

Hepponstall, who took on the top role last year, said he inherited two companies, one in Canada and one in the United States, even though both happened to share the same name. But now, following some strategic shifts, he said, both divisions of the company are functioning much more cohesively.

The company, for example, recently realigned its Canadian and US warehouse and transportation strategies to operate as one.