STIM chief executive Carl Erik Arnesen, left, with Icelander Bjarki Mar Johannsson.

STIM hires first employee for Iceland subsidiary

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Norway-headquartered fish health care company STIM has established a subsidiary in Iceland and hired its first Icelandic employee.

Bjarki Mar Johannsson has joined as STIM Iceland’s customer manager, and will work with customers in Iceland. He was formerly head of business development at land-based aquaculture company GeoSalmo, and has held several leading positions within aquaculture and sales, STIM said in a press release.

STIM has had activity in Iceland for several years, mainly through the sale of the smoltification method SuperSmolt, but is now taking a firmer foothold there.

“There are exciting things happening in Iceland. It is a nation that can handle fish, boats, and high tech, and that is investing in building up an aquaculture industry both land-based and at sea. It is a journey we certainly want to be part of,” said STIM chief executive Carl Erik Arnesen.

Johannsson said the vast competence and knowledge accumulated by STIM over more than 30 years, especially with regard to fish health, will play an important role in Iceland in the years to come.

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