The Scottish Salmon Producers Organization (SSPO) is hiring recruitment firm FWB Park Brown to lead the search for its new CEO, the industry trade association announced Tuesday.

Former CEO Julie Hesketh-Laird stepped down from the position last month to pursue her own ventures.

Hesketh-Laird led the trade group since 2018.

She is credited with strengthening relationships between SSPO and the salmon farming sector and important stakeholders such as the government, regulators and environmental organizations.