Trading platform Seafoodportal.com named Kristin Veriga as its new CEO.

It follows a decision by founder and current CEO Eirik Talhaug to join the company's board and take on the role of CFO.

Veriga has more than 25 years’ experience in commercial, e-commerce and seafood roles.

He was most recently group chief marketing officer with Grobest Group in Singapore and has held executive roles at Regal Springs, Reckitt, Nomad Foods and Mars across Europe, the United States, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia.