Innovasea makes Norway promotions as it seeks growth
Aquaculture supplier Innovasea today announced two promotions from its Norway operations to position better to meet the needs of its existing European customers and achieve its strategic expansion into emerging markets.
Torstein Mellingen has been named the new sales director in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region, while Sigve Naustdal is promoted to managing director for Innovasea in Norway.
“Their proven track records and deep expertise make them ideally positioned to help drive our next phase of growth,” said Tim Stone, Innovasea vice president. “Their insight and experience will be critical as we continue to scale our operations and deliver innovative, impactful technology to farms.”
More recruitment
Mellingen was previously Innovasea’s business development manager. In his new role, he will oversee the company’s sales operations for the EMEA region. One key initiative is to build out the European workforce through internal promotions and key hirings for Innovasea’s Norwegian and Greek offices.
“I’m excited to help shape a team that’s agile, customer-focused, and equipped to deliver real value in every interaction,” said Mellingen. “Our goal is to build off Innovasea’s strong history of innovation and relationship building to deliver next-level equipment, technology and service.”
Naustdal, who has been with Innovasea for more than five years, moves from his role as Innovasea Norway’s technical services director. Working closely with Mellingen, he will play a key role in Innovasea's recruitment process while also working to design and execute an ongoing sales strategy.
Best practices
The newly promoted MD will also strive to build a foundation for scalable best practices and operating procedures across the organisation.
“By redefining existing roles and creating new ones, we will be able to leverage the skills of our team to better meet the needs of our customers,” said Naustdal. “By continuing to innovate and build our processes, we will be able to unlock new business opportunities."
Mellingen holds a master's degree in finance from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences School of Economics and Business. Naustdal received his Master of Science (MSc) in physics from the University of Bergen (UiB) and is working towards an Executive MBA from Handelshøgskolen Nord.
