Aquaculture equipment company Akva has appointed Ronny Meinkohn as CFO.

Meinkohn comes from Norwegian oil and gas engineering firm Apply, where he has been CFO since 2015.

He was educated at the Norwegian School of Economics, where he conducted a four-year program in economics and business administration. He will take up the position at Akva no later than Oct. 1.

Group Controller Andreas Pierre Hatjoullis will continue to serve as acting CFO until that time.

Former CFO Simon Nyquist Martinsen announced his resignation from the group at the beginning of February, after three years in the role.

The company's CEO Hallvard Muri stepped down in November. He was replaced by ex-Nutreco CEO Knut Nesse, who told IntraFish the decision for Muri to step down was "two-sided."

Muri is now one of a high-ranking lineup of aquaculture executives behind a new, huge land-based salmon farm project, IntraFish learned earlier this week.

The company's third quarter earnings last year leapt on stronger feed barge and aquaculture cage orders, but the fourth quarter saw earnings come crashing down due to challenges in the land-based segment.

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Aquaculture equipment giant Akva hires new CFO