Chile Cermaq apppoints new Managing Director
CERMAQ Chile has appointed Pedro Courard, its current production director, as its new managing director.
He takes over from Steven Rafferty who is moving up to become CEO of the entire Cermaq group.
Pedro (pictured) has more than 20 years experience in the fish farming industry and has an engineering background.
He studied as an industrial civil engineer from the University of Chile and holds an MBA from the University of Tulane, USA.
In addition, he has held senior management positions in the areas of Process and Farming in Invertec, Scale Chile, Multi X and since 2019 as production manager of Cermaq Chile.
Steven Rafferty said: “Pedro is definitely the right person for this challenge, since he has extensive knowledge of the industry and has been an immense contribution to both the teamwork of the management staff, and leading the production management thanks to his great management and planning skills.
“He will have my full support, and that of the Cermaq Group, to continue consolidating the Cermaq Chile business.
Pedro Courard said: “I am very happy to take on this challenge in a company like Cermaq, a leader in the industry both nationally and globally. My intention is to continue the work started by Steven, which has allowed us to improve our results in all aspects ”.
Rafferty himself has a long career in the aquaculture industry, and has held various management positions in international aquaculture companies over the past 20 years. He has also been chief financial officer of Cermaq.
The changes take effect on March 1st.
