She starts her new role in January 2021.
At Insula, Holte contributed in achieving ambitious growth targets while spearheading the development and implementation of the corporate strategy.
She played key roles in company acquisitions, drove product innovation of consumer brands, and developed strategic alliances in the retail and food service channels increasing Insula’s distribution footprint across the Nordic countries.
Her career history also includes leadership roles in the Nordic food group, Agra and the international consulting company Kearney.
She has held board positions at SalMar, Sjomat Norge, and Insula’s subsidiaries in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Adding Merethe to our team reflects our focused effort to be the leading provider of critical services to the seafood industry, said Thomas Bakke, managing director of Seafood People.