AQUATIQ - Key Persons


Ahilan Kamalathasan

Job Titles:
  • Project Engineer
  • Education

Alf Bjarne Røsand

Job Titles:
  • Technical
Alf Bjarne works with technical installations and stainless steel welding for Aquatiq Hygiene Systems. Contact Alf Bjarne for technical questions about an installation he is part of. Alf Bjarne is located at our office in Lillehammer.

Allan Weibel Hansen - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Alvaro Vejar

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager
  • Logistics
Alvaro works with logisitcs for Aqua Pharma Chile. Contact Alvaro if you have any questions about logistics. Alvaro is located in Inverness, Scotland.

Anders Lauritzen

Job Titles:
  • Technical
Anders works with technical installations and stainless steel welding for Aquatiq Hygiene Systems. Contact Anders for technical questions about an installation he is part of. Anders is located at our office in Lillehammer, Norway.

Anders Rolid

Job Titles:
  • Chemical Consultant
  • Specialist

Anders Tang Andersen

Job Titles:
  • Project Engineer
  • Education

Anita Norbeck

Anita works with backoffice functions in Aquatiq Chemistry.

Arne Ove Straumsvåg

Job Titles:
  • Specialist
  • Specialist Industrial Sales
Arne Ove is a specialist in industrial sales in Møre and Romsdal.

Asbjørn Solvang

Job Titles:
  • Specialist
  • Specialist Industry / Cleaning

Astrid Smidesang

Job Titles:
  • Accountant

Aurora Engum Trønnes

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Coordinator
  • Aquatiqs' Marketing Coordinator

Ben Fisher

Job Titles:
  • Technical Manager
  • Technical Manager Aquatiq Australia & New Zealand
  • Technical Manager of Aquatiq Australia
Ben is the Technical Manager of Aquatiq Australia and New Zealand. Ben has special competencies in hygienic design, cleaning management, chemistry and Food Safety Standards.

Birgitte Hjertum - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO

Bjørn Finstad

Job Titles:
  • Service Technician
Bjørn is a service technician for Aquatiq Hygiene Systems. He can help with installation, maintenance and service of hygiene systems. Bjørn serves customers all over Norway. Bjørn is located at Lillehammer, Norway.

Connor Kerr

Job Titles:
  • Site Manager
  • Workshop Manager
  • Workshop Manager / Site Manager / Aquatiq Hygienes Systems Ltd
Connor is the Workshop Manager / Site Manager for Aquatiq Hygiene Systems Ltd. Connor is located in Oban, Scotland.

Daniel Antonsen

Job Titles:
  • Food Technologist
  • Head
  • Senior Audit Manager / Head of Industrial Audits / Aquatiq Consult
Daniel is head of industry audits and senior audit manager (supplier audits, internal audits and GAP analyzes (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO / FSSC 22000 and BRCGS Food / Storage & Distribution). Special expertise in HACCP, FSSC 2200 and process-based management systems. Daniel is a food technologist and has a certificate as a beer brewer. Daniel is a food technologist and has a certificate as a beer brewer.

Eeli Raatevaara

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Project Manager RAS
Eeli is project manager RAS, with expertise in RAS chemistry, water treatment, fish welfare and daily breeding. He is a trained professional operator in aquaculture, with experience from fish farming.

Eirik Bugge - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT Team

Eivind Romarheim

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse Assistant

Elise Solberg Løvlund

Job Titles:
  • Head
  • Senior Consultant
  • Senior Consultant / Head of the Course Department / Aquatiq Consult
Elise is a senior consultant, head of the course department and lead auditor (store and supplier audits, BRC Food / Storage & Distribution, ISO / FSSC 22000).

Ellen Flom

Ellen works with backoffice functions in Aquatiq Chemistry. She can help you with product selection, order tracking and customer support. Ellen is located at our office in Stokke.

Elvin Bugge - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder / Board Member / Special Projects
Elvin is the CEO of Aqua Pharma Group and a Board member of Aquatiq. Elvin has extensive experience from the aquaculture industry and has developed several innovative methods for de-lice and gill treatment of fish. Elvin is the main shareholder and founder of the companies in Aquatiq. He is involved in most major projects in the group. Elvin is best known for his knowledge related to the prevention and elimination of Listeria in the production environment and hygienic design. Elvin has been a key part of the professional group for equipment and machines for fish industry in EHEDG. Elvin has a degree in chemical engineering and is based at the company's head office in Lillehammer.

Espen Nordli

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Chemical Consultant
Espen is a chemical consultant with experience from fish farming and work on sea facilities. Espen is located in Alta.

Fred Rune Røe

Fred Rune is responsible for sales in Aust- and Vest-Agder with transport and mechanical industry as main area.

Fred Rune Røed

Job Titles:
  • Industrial Sales Specialist

Gaël Serwier

Job Titles:
  • Engineer
  • Senior Software Developer
  • Technical Lead
Gaël is a computer engineer and senior software developer who has worked in various IT roles and large IT projects for more than 20 years. He is responsible for development related to software cases in the group.

Geir Johnsen

Job Titles:
  • Food Safety Specialist
  • Specialist
Geir is a specialist in surface cleaning, training and courses, and problem solving related to cleaning and hygiene. Geir is a educated food technologist with experience from the food industry.

Gian Pier - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director Aquatiq Chile
Gian is the Managing Director for Aquatiq Chile. Gian has education in industrial engineering and aquaculture. He has practical experience from Chilean Salmon Industry in operation sea water production.

Graeme Bamber

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager
Graeme is the account manager for Aquatiq in Western Australia. Graeme provides on the ground support to our customers in the region and is the lead point of contact for enquiries across the state. Graeme is located in Perth, Western Australia.

Heidi Camilla Sagen-Ohren

Job Titles:
  • Microbiology & Food Safety Specialist
  • Specialist
Heidi has specialist expertise in microbiology and regulations related to most food industries, HACCP, audits, and project management.

Heidi Videhi Røsdal

Job Titles:
  • HSE / Safety Engineer

Hilde Lilleng Sjursen

Job Titles:
  • Senior Consultant
Hilde has worked with quality management within different food industries. She has a degree in food technology and also has a certificate in cooking. Practical experience from the food industry within building management systems, HACCP, audit work (Internal, customer, supplier, BRC Food, ISO standards) and training.

Ingvild Skyttermoen

Job Titles:
  • Accountant

Jade Cleggett

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Coordinator
  • Food Safety Consultant Aquatiq New Zealand
  • Overseeing Administration Support and Customer Service for Aquatiq ANZ
Jade is the point of contact for general enquiries and can put you in contact with the right person in our team. Jade is located in Adelaide, South Australia.

Joakim Olaisen

Job Titles:
  • Service Technician
  • Service Technician in AHS
Joakim is a service technician in AHS, covering Mid and North Norway. He can help customers with service, installation and start up/training of new installations. Joakim will even join the sales team in short times. Joakim is located in Inderøy, Norway.

John Erling Bakke

Job Titles:
  • Food Safety Specialist
  • Food Safety Specialist Aquatiq Chemistry
John Erling works as a food safety specialist in Aquatiq Chemistry. He is a educated butcher and has broad experience in the food industry and aquaculture.

Johnny Olaisen

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager / Sales
  • Sales Rep. and Project Manager
Johnny is sales rep. and project manager for AHS. He makes calculations and offers for cleaning Systems around in Norway. Johnny has long experience from the Food Industry, .

Julio Doval Garcia

Job Titles:
  • Financial Controller
  • Global Fish Health Manager
Julio is a Financial Controller and works with Aqua Pharma Chile Limitada. Julio is located at our office in Lillehammer.

Jørgen Arne Furfjord

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Consultant in Aquatiq Chemistry
Jørgen is a chemical consultant in Aquatiq Chemistry. He has expertise in cleaning, chemistry and product selection. Furthermore, Jørgen works with a number of markets, including food, aquaculture, transport and the mechanical industry. Jørgen is based in Troms and serves the market in Nord-Norge together with other colleagues.

Kari Feiring

Job Titles:
  • Business Controller / Accountant
Kari works as Business Controller / Accountant for Aquatiq.

Kent Ivan Knudsen

Job Titles:
  • Auditor
  • Senior Consultant
  • Senior Consultant / Aquatiq Consult
Kent Ivan is a senior consultant and auditor (store). He has specialist expertise in production management and production optimization. Kent Ivan has over 20 years of experience in factory and production management in various food industries (canning, value added products and slaughter of salmon, mayonnaise-based salads, confectionery, groceries and chicken production). During these years, he has gained solid experience with change processes and production optimization.

Kim André Gabrielsen - CTO

Job Titles:
  • CTO
  • Technical Director
Kim André Gabrielsen har omfattende erfaring fra den norske fiskerinæringen, og var sist ansatt som salgssjef i Valka. Tidligere har han vært produksjonsdirektør i Norwegian Fish Company og teknisk manager i Lerøy Norway Seafood. Han har også jobbet som daglig leder i produksjonen av hvitfisk i Norge.

Kim Brunsvik - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director Aquatiq Chemistry

Kine Rædergård - Retail Director

Job Titles:
  • Head of Retail
  • Senior Consultant
Kine is a senior consultant and head of retail audits and lead auditor (retail and supplier audits, BRC Storage & Distribution). Kine is also our head of Culture Excellence, Aquatiqs solution on measuring the industries food safety culture. She is a food technologist and has further education in Human resource management and change management.

Kirsti Mathisen

Job Titles:
  • Food Technologist
  • Senior Consultant & Course Coordinator / Head of Administration / Aquatiq Consult
  • Senior Consultant, Head of Administration in Consult
Kirsti is a senior consultant, head of administration in Consult, course coordinator and lead auditor (store and supplier audits, BRC Food, ISO / FSSC 22000). Kirsti is a food technologist, in addition to further education in quality management and aquaculture.

Kjartan Leknes

Job Titles:
  • Food Safety Specialist
  • Specialist on Chemistry
Kjartan is a specialist on chemistry and cleaning solutions for the aquaculture, fish- and food industry. He is well known for his competance on fighting listeria and other pathogens.

Kristian Østergaard

Job Titles:
  • Chief Technological Officer / CTO

Kristin Holst Odsæter

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
Kristin works as administrative assistant for Aquatiq. Kristin is located at our office in Lillehammer.

Kristoffer Eide

Job Titles:
  • Food Safety Specialist
Kristoffer is a food safety specialist and works with the food industry. He is an educated sousage master and has high level of competance in Safe Food.

Lars Lien

Job Titles:
  • Food Safety Specialist
Lars is a food safety specialist and works towards the food industry. He has high level of expertise in chemistry and routines to ensure safe food production.

Lukas Ogenvall - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director of Aquatiq Food Factory
Lukas is the Managing Director of Aquatiq Food Factory. He has vast experience and competencies in hygienic design and project management.

Magne Lien

Job Titles:
  • Sales Coordinator
  • Specialist

Mariann Kirkerød

Job Titles:
  • Food Technologist
  • Managing Director / Aquatiq Consult
  • Managing Director, Senior Consultant and Lead Auditor
Mariann is a food technologist and also has a Lean Six Sigma black belt education. Mariann is managing director, senior consultant and lead auditor (store and supplier audits, BRC Food, ISO / FSSC 22000).

Marie Gelhaar

Job Titles:
  • Business Unit Manager Consult
  • Business United Manager
  • Senior Leader, Consultant and Lead Auditor
Marie works as business united manager for Aquatiq Sweden. Marie is senior leader, consultant and lead auditor (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001). She has special expertise in operational development, system and process improvement, project management, audit management and quality culture. Marie is located in Stockholm, Sweden.

Marion McNeilly

Job Titles:
  • Food Safety Consultant
Marion is a Food Safety Consultant for Aquatiq New Zealand. Marion has special competencies in hygienic design, cleaning management and chemistry.

Merete Espe Christiansen

Job Titles:
  • Auditor
  • Senior Consultant
  • Senior Consultant / Auditor / Aquatiq Consult
Merete is a senior consultant and auditor (store, supplier audits and FSSC).

Merete Kiserud

Job Titles:
  • Senior Consultant
  • Senior Consultant / Leader of Aquatiq Food Network / Aquatiq Consult

Merete Lærum

Job Titles:
  • Consultant / Aquatiq Consult
Merete has many years of experience from the retail industry, experience from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, and food production. Contact Merete if you want more information about auditing or assistance related to retail and catering

Mikael Bøkestad

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Consultant / Aquatiq Consult
Mikael is a consultant and works with auditing in groceries. He is a skilled chef, and has worked for many years in various Horeca companies around Norway, before he took further training as a food technician.

Monika Kowalczyk

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Morten Astrupgaard

Job Titles:
  • Technical

Morten Brudal

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Morten Is Project Manager for Aquatiq Hygiene Systems. He Has Extensive Experience in the Mechanical Industry and Has Worked for NAMMO for over 10 Years
Morten is located at our office in Lillehammer, Norway.

Murphy McCarthy

Job Titles:
  • Autocad Technician

Mårten Bergstøl

Job Titles:
  • Logistic Coordinator
Mårten works as a logistic coordinator in Aquatiq Chemistry. He handles procurement and follow-up of logistics. Mårten is located at our office in Kristiansand.

Nathan Moreland - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Nathan is the Managing Director of Aquatiq Food Safety Ltd. He is a specialist in hygiene, listeria and pathogen management in processing factories.

Odd Medhus - Chief Strategy Officer

Job Titles:
  • Chief Strategy Officer
Odd is Chief Strategy Officer of the Aquatiq group. He has special competencies in food safety management, quality and process efficiency. Odd has a degree in Food Technology and ‘Black Belt' in Lean Six Sigma. He has held many positions in international food companies like Rieber & Son ASA and Mowi ASA. In addition, stayed 2 years in the Czech Republic working for a local food company owned by Rieber & Son ASA. Been board member of Isbjørn Is AS. Odd has extensive management experience. In Aquatiq he is responsible for R&D projects, leading the work of developing strategies and identifying opportunities across the group. Odd is located at our office in Bergen, Norway.

Pamela Lynas

Job Titles:
  • Group Financial Controller
Pamela is the Group Financial Controller for Aquatiq and Aqua Pharma. She works with financials in all the countries we operate. Pamela is located in Inverness, Scotland.

Per Ingar Johansen

Job Titles:
  • Food Safety Specialist
Per Ingar is a food safety specialist and works with food and aquaculture.

Peter Viggo Petersen - CTO

Job Titles:
  • CTO
  • Technical Director

Petter Rønningen

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Petter Is Project Manager for Aquatiq Hygiene Systems. He Has Many Years of Experience from Mechanical Industry As Maintenance Manager, Project Manager and Constructor
Petter is located at our office in Lillehammer, Norway.

Preben Mørner-Bartnes

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Project Manager RAS
Preben is project manager RAS, with experience in fish welfare, breeding, water treatment, and daily procedures from fish farms. He has an academic background in fisheries and work experience in aquaculture from fish farms and hatcheries. Preben has a degree in Marine Science and Fisheries Science from Australia with experience in flow-through facilities in Norway and RAS facilities in Australia. His main knowledge is of marine species, mainly fish and shellfish. Preben is located at our office in Bergen, Norway.

Ragnhild Skyrud

Job Titles:
  • Senior Consultant

Roald Meyer

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse Manager
Contact Eivind or Roald Meyer if you need an update on when the goods are send / delivered from Bergen's warehouse. Eivind is located at our office in Bergen.

Robert Røsten

Job Titles:
  • IT Manager
Robert is the IT Manager of the Aquatiq group. He is responsible for all the IT Systems, procurement of IT equipment and all IT related cases in the group. Contact Robert if you have enquires about IT in the Aquatiq Group. Robert is located at our office in Oslo, Norway.

Simon Fraser - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director Aquatiq Australia & New Zealand
Simon is the Managing Director for Aquatiq Australia and New Zealand. Simon has special competencies in hygienic design, cleaning management and chemistry.

Simon Sørensen

Job Titles:
  • Project Engineer
  • Education

Stein Nikolaisen - COO

Job Titles:
  • COO
  • Specialist
Stein has specialist expertise in hygienic design, hygiene for technical department and cleaning, including technical processes and cleaning systems. Practical experience from various food industries, and many years as a traveling consultant, both Norwegian and international markets. Stein leads and participates in projects where there is a need for problem solving related to contamination with Listeria or another unwanted microflora. Stein is a motivator, and always has a central position in projects, where there is a need to change and develop the company's management team and corporate culture. Stein is located at our office in Trondheim, Norway.

Steinar Ege - COO

Job Titles:
  • COO
  • Chief Operational Officer
Steinar is COO in Aquatiq AS. Steinar is working with purchasing and contracts centrally in the Aquatiq system. He is also responsible for the international expansion in the Aquatiq Group. Steinar is located in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Stig Terje Øversveen

Job Titles:
  • Technical Manager
Stig is the Technical Manager for Aquatiq Hygiene Systems AS. Stig has broad knowledge of systems, products and installation of hygiene systems.

Svein Georg Forland

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Manager
  • Senior Consultant
  • Senior Consultant With Good Expertise With HACCP
Svein Georg is a senior consultant with good expertise with HACCP, quality system, fish farming, fish processing, and auditing (store and supplier audits, BRC Food, Global GAP). Svein Georg has also worked with sampling and establishment of good systems for trending analysis results.

Svein Inge Holtesmo - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Svein Inge is the Managing Director of Aquatiq Hygiene Systems AS. Svein Inge has education in Mechanical Engineering and has broad knowledge within this field.

Synnøve Skrivlien Venås

Job Titles:
  • HR Business Partner
Synnøve holds the position as HR Business Partner and has the responsibility for all HR related matters for the group. She has more than 20 years of experience working with Office Administration and HR within a global organization.

Søren Astrupgaard

Job Titles:
  • Technical Consultant

Therese Faye

Job Titles:
  • Microbiology & Food Safety Specialist
  • Specialist
Therese is a specialist in microbiology and food safety. She has specialist expertise in microbiology, general food safety, shelf life and regulations related to most foods. Therese has a degree in biology, majoring in biotechnology and a doctorate in food microbiology. She also has further education in communication management. She worked for many years as a researcher at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) before joining the entrepreneurial team that built up the company Keep-it Technologies - a research-based company that provides time and temperature indicators for use on temperature-sensitive products in Norwegian and international groceries. Contact Therese if you have questions related to microbiology or other food safety related challenges. Therese is located in Nesodden/Oslo, Norway.

Thomas Angell

Job Titles:
  • Food Safety Specialist
Thomas is a food safety specialist. He is educated from the food industry and has worked as both a cleaning manager and within production. Thomas has a high level of expertise in food safety and cleaning.

Thomas Ludvigsen

Job Titles:
  • Technical Manager Electric
Thomas is our electric technical manager and manage all automation and electric systems.

Thor Eliassen

Job Titles:
  • Industrial Project Specialist
  • Project Specialist for Aquatiq Chemistry
Thor is a industrial project specialist for Aquatiq Chemistry. He works with large industry projects and new solutions. Thor also works with chemical sales and follow-up of customers.

Thorstein Tonning

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Tom Brunsvik

Job Titles:
  • Food Safety Specialist

Tommy Slåttsveen

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse Manager

Trond-Eirik Arentz

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse Manager for Aquatiq Chemistry
  • Warehouse Manager Trondheim
Trond-Eirik is the warehouse manager for Aquatiq Chemistry in Midt-Norge.

Truls Larssen

Job Titles:
  • Food Safety Specialist
Truls works as a food safety specialist in Aquatiq Chemistry. Truls is located in Herøy.

Øyvind Darup

Job Titles:
  • Specialist
  • Specialist Industrial Sales
Øyvind er specialist on chemicals and lubricants within the mechanical industry.