Nordic Aquafarms has hired Eric Payne as the replacement for former on-the-ground exec Shawn Harriman, reports Times Standard.
Payne began work under his new role earlier this month.
Harriman was terminated just a week after the company announced his hiring as the first on-the-ground exec for the major fish farm operation. Harriman had already moved to Humboldt County, California, for the job.
Nordic Commercial Director Marianne Naess announced Harriman’s firing after local newspaper Lost Coast Outpost asked the company for comment on a photo of him with a lion he apparently shot, which has surfaced on blogs and social media.
“We have just been made aware of unfortunate circumstances pertaining to Shawn Harriman, who was recently hired as SVP Projects for Nordic Aquafarms in California,” Naess previously said in a statement sent to IntraFish.
“We want our Humboldt County partners and the community to know that we take any concerns regarding our values or stewardship of natural resources very seriously and therefore we had no choice but to terminate our relationship with Shawn."
In the photo, Harriman is holding a rifle, kneeling over a lion that appears to be dead.
