Kjartan Olafsson, founder and managing director at Icelandic market research firm Marko Partners, has been appointed as a new advisory board member at Cooke Aquaculture.

According to Olafsson's Linkedin page, he took up the role in June this year.

IntraFish could not Olafsson for comment upon publication of this article. Cooke Aquaculture Nell Halse confirmed the appointment, saying he is a "valuable addition."

Olafsson founded Marko Partners in 2009 and has been actively involved in multiple seafood transactions providing financial services to companies such as American Seafoods Group, Aker Seafoods, Cooke Aquaculture, Clearwater Seafoodds, High Liner Foods, Samherji and Sildarvinnslan.

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