SalMar ASA announced that Trond Williksen has expressed a desire to step down from the position of CEO of the company. The board of SalMar has been looking for his successor, and announced that Olav-Andreas Ervik will take over as new CEO when Trond Williksen steps down. The change takes place after a period during which Williksen has led SalMar to record results, through high emphasis on the biological production. Olav-Andreas Ervik, who has served as Director Farming, will take up his new position as CEO on 10 April 2018. Trond Williksen took up his position as CEO of SalMar in the autumn of 2016. After his request to be relieved of the CEO duty, he will have a role in Kverva, working on strategic development of parts of the Kverva portfolio. Olav-Andreas Ervik has more than 20 years of experience from the aquaculture industry, and has worked in SalMar since 2012. Prior to his appointment as Director Farming in 2014, he served as general manager of SalMar Farming. He has also held management positions in Lerøy Midnor, Scottish Seafarms and Lerøy Hydrotech. Ervik started his career in the industry as a keeper, providing him with practical fish farming experience. The CEO transition is effective 10 April, but Trond Williksen will remain at the board's disposal through his period of resignation (six months), thus ensuring that the company's interests are served by contributing to a good transfer of ongoing engagements.