Cermaq is seeking COO for the fish farming operations

The Company's current Chief Operating Officer is taking up a new position. The company is therefore looking for a successor, reports www.megafishnet.com with reference to Cermaq.

The Cermaq Group is an international industrial company with operations in fish farming, feed production and aquaculture research and development. Cermaq operates in Norway, Chile, Canada and Scotland which is the four most important regions for farming of salmon and trout. Through EWOS, the feed production operation, Cermaq is the world's second largest producer of feed for salmon and trout. Through Mainstream, the fish farming operations, Cermaq is among the world's largest producers of salmon and trout. In 2009, the Group had annual sales of more than NOK 9 billions and 3 300 employees. Cermaq ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with ticker CEQ.