Ola Nyrinder, formerly a food sustainability developer with furniture giant IKEA, joined the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) as a market development manager for northern Europe, effective in February.

In addition to his positions with IKEA, Nyrinder was most recently a sustainability coach for Swedish food and health retailer ICA Gruppen.

Nyrinder replaces Inger Melander, who stepped down from the position in December 2020 and joined World Wide Fund for Nature as a fisheries and market expert.