Marine Harvest ASA announced that Marit Solberg, COO Farming Canada, Scotland, Ireland and the Faroes, has decided to retire effective 1 November 2018. For more than three decades Marit Solberg has served in several key roles in Marine Harvest. Per-Roar Gjerde has been appointed new COO Farming for all farming operations. Per-Roar Gjerde has been COO Farming for Norway and Chile since 1 January 2017. He has extensive experience within salmon farming and sales. He started his career as a salesperson with Domstein Salmon. In 2002 Gjerde became controller for farming at Fjord Seafood Norway, which became part of Marine Harvest in 2006. In 2007 Per-Roar Gjerde was appointed Regional Director for Region West. In January 2016 he moved to Chile, was appointed Managing Director for Marine Harvest Chile and led the business restructuring process there.