Kamel El Khaloui has been appointed CEO at Scanbio Marine Group, the Norwegian salmon oil and feed producer owned by private equity group Paine Schwartz.
The executive confirmed the development with IntraFish. He takes over the helm at Scanbio from John Binde.
Before joining Scanbio as head of sales, El Khaloui was employed as R&D manager, then sales manager in the protein hydrolysate sector for Diana Group Symrise.
In 2013, he was appointed sales & product development director of pet food company ATM.
Scanbio retrieves dead farmed fish, waste and trimmings from Norway's salmon, whitefish and pelagic industries, which it processes mainly for animal feed ingredients, but also for fuel for biogas production and technical products. Salmon oil is its largest single product.
In August 2018, IntraFish reported Scanbio was to be sold, or possibly be listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Since then, executives at the company have fallen silent.
