July 12, 2022

 

Former Mowi staff returns as managing director of company's Canada East's operations

 

 

Former Mowi Scotland operations director Gideon Pringle has returned to the company he left almost three years ago.

 

He is moving across the Atlantic to North America to take up the role of managing director of Mowi Canada East's operations.

 

Pringle is seen as an experienced and high profile fish farming figure who has had at least two previous spells with the world's largest salmon farming business. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, he first joined Mowi (when it was known as Marine Harvest) in 2016 after five years as farming director with the trout farmer Dawnfresh.

 

In 2019, Pringle left Mowi to take up the role of director of farming with Scottish Sea Farms.

 

Speaking of his appointment, Pringle said: "Both Canada East and Scotland share the North Atlantic Ocean and, not surprisingly, also share many of the same farming challenges.

 

"During my time in the aquaculture sector, I have come to realise that there is no single formula about how to farm salmon – they can be farmed in many different ways, equally successfully.

 

"The key is to be knowledgeable, adaptable and, most important, have the best team of people. I am very happy to rejoin Mowi and be a part of this very motivated team that will lead Canada East to realise its full potential."

 

Pringle takes over from Alan Cook who had been in the role for the past two years.

 

Ben Hadfield, chief operating officer for Mowi's Scotland, Ireland, Faroese and Canada East farming regions, said: "We have a strong team in Canada East and we also have the added advantage at Mowi to augment and support our operations with experienced salmon farmers.

 

"I believe we now have established the best possible team that will work hard and smart, safely and at pace to realise the success we know is possible in Canada East and specifically, the southern coast of Newfoundland."

 

- Fish Farmer